Table 1.
Information on the selected herds
| Herd Id | Location | Type | No. animals | Breed | Sample date | n = |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | Munster | Beef | 140 | aMix | 11/2006 | 4 |
| H1 | Munster | " | " | " | 05/2007 | 22 |
| H2 | Munster | Dairy" | 180" | Holstein Fr" | 05/2007 | 44 |
| H2 | Munster | 04/2008 | 73 | |||
| H3 | Munster | Dairy | 630 | Holstein Fr | 07/2007 | 35 |
| H4 | Ulster | Beef | 200 | Mix* | 07/2007 | 62 |
| H5 | Munster | Dairy | 150 | Holstein Fr | 04/2008 | 17 |
| H6 | Munster | Dairy | 150 | Holstein Fr | 04/2008 | 2 |
| H7 | Munster | Dairy | " | Holstein Fr | 10/2008 | 31 |
Herd identification, location, type, breed and number of animals as well as the date and the number of samples tested.
a mix of Charolais, Herford and Simmental breeds.
n = number of samples tested