Table 1.

Characterization of the 42 farmers (26 male m, 16 female f) with cattle related symptoms [upper airways (UA), asthma (AB), skin] with respect to the different breeds of cattle [Holstein-Friesian (HF), German Brown (GB), Limousin (L), Charolais (Ch), German Simmental (GS), Blonde d’Aquitaine (BA) and German Red Pied (GRP), Jersey (J)]

Farmer No.	Age (years)	Sex	Cattle related symptoms	Result pharmacia CAP RAST	Total IgE kU/l	Breeds of cattle
1	67	w	UA, AB	0	32	HF, GRP, GS, GB
2	64	m	AB	0	67	HF, Ch, GRP, J
3	32	m	UA, AB	2	223	HF
4	37	m	UA, AB	2	40	HF
5	48	w	UA, AB	0	121	HF
6	60	w	UA, skin	1	9	HF
7	74	m	AB, skin	2	376	HF
8	58	m	UA, skin	0	239	HF, Ch
9	68	w	UA, AB	0	146	HF
10	64	m	UA, AB	4	689	HF, GRP, GS, Ch
11	69	w	UA, AB	4	51	HF
12	46	w	UA, AB, skin	2	27	HF
13	73	m	UA, AB	0	156	HF, Ch, L
14	49	w	AB	3	789	HF
15	61	m	UA, skin	2	50	HF
16	51	w	UA, AB, skin	3	433	HF
17	48	m	UA, AB	3	82	HF
18	41	w	UA, AB, skin	3	254	HF
19	62	w	UA, AB, skin	0	210	HF, Ch
20	61	m	AB, skin	3	2,883	HF, GRP
21	43	m	UA, AB, skin	6	1,621	HF
22	45	w	UA, AB	2	165	GB
23	53	m	AB	0	1,136	GB, GS
24	57	m	AB	2	474	GB
25	54	m	UA, skin	1	19	BA, GRP, GB, GS
26	42	m	AB	0	93	GRP, GS, GB
27	45	w	UA, AB, skin	0	92	GS
28	55	w	UA, AB, skin	0	2	GB
29	60	m	UA, AB, skin	1	194	GB
30	31	m	UA, AB, skin	3	1,115	HF, GB
31	41	w	AB, skin	4	53	GS
32	64	m	AB	2	52	GS
33	51	m	AB, UA	2	214	GS
34	50	m	AB, UA	2	751	GS
35	57	m	AB, UA	1	139	HF, GB
36	67	m	AB	0	659	GRP, GB, BA
37	57	w	UA, AB	1	272	GS
38	25	m	AB, skin	1	69	GB
39	41	w	AB	5	669	GS
40	43	m	UA, AB, skin	2	181	GB, GS
41	35	m	UA, skin	0	152	GB, GS
42	45	m	AB	3	445	GS