TABLE 4.
Main cattle breed groupings and the numbers of fresh waste samples collected for each group
| Cattle breed | Relationship of animals in the group | No. of samples |
|---|---|---|
| Angus | Crossed with other breed(s) | 10 |
| Belgian Blue | Crossed with other breed(s) | 15 |
| Charolais | Pure breed | 23 |
| Charolais | Crossed with other breed(s) | 37 |
| Continental | Crossed with other breed(s) | 12 |
| Friesian | Pure breed | 62 |
| Friesian | Penned with different pure breeds | 39 |
| Friesian | Crossed with other breed(s) | 48 |
| Hereford | Crossed with other breed(s) | 23 |
a
Groups composed of fewer than 10 samples were not included as individual groups in the analyses.