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. 2011 Feb 15;42(1):32. doi: 10.1186/1297-9716-42-32

Table 1.

Genotype, age, breed, the presence of clinical signs and the availability of lymphatic tissue and spinal cord of the individual sheep

Genotype Breed Age in months Lymphatic tissue available Spinal cord available Clinical signs present
Classical scrapie cases

ARQ/ARQ G.M./B.M. crossbreed ~42 yes yes no

ARQ/ARQ G.M./B.M. crossbreed ~24 yes yes no

ARQ/ARQ G.M./B.M. crossbreed >48 yes yes no

ARQ/ARQ Black headed Mutton ~72 yes yes no

ARQ/ARQ German Merino ~60 yes yes yes

ARQ/ARQ German Merino >48 yes yes yes

ARQ/ARQ G.M./B.M. crossbreed >48 yes yes yes

ARQ/ARQ G.M./B.M. crossbreed unknown yes no unknown

ARQ/ARQ G.M./B.M. crossbreed ~48 yes no unknown

ARQ/ARQ Black headed Mutton unknown yes no unknown

ARQ/ARQ B.M./Mountain sheep crossbreed 27 yes yes yes

ARQ/ARQ G.M./B.M./Mountain sheep crossbreed 25 yes yes yes

ARQ/ARQ B.M./Mountain sheep crossbreed unknown yes yes yes

ARQ/ARQ B.M./Mountain sheep crossbreed 29 yes yes no

ARQ/ARQ B.M./Mountain sheep crossbreed 38 yes yes yes

VRQ/ARQ Texel unknown yes no unknown

VRQ/ARQ Norwegian pelt sheep ~24 yes no unknown

VRQ/ARQ Steigar sheep ~42 no no unknown

VRQ/ARQ Texel unknown yes no unknown

VRQ/ARQ Steigar sheep unknown no no unknown

VRQ/ARQ Texel/Mountain sheep crossbreed 32 yes yes yes

VRQ/ARH Texel 30 yes yes no

VRQ/ARH Steigar sheep unknown yes no unknown

VRQ/ARH Texel unknown yes no unknown

Atypical/Nor98 scrapie cases

AFRQ/ARQ Spæl sheep ~78 no no uncertain

AFRQ/AHQ Suffolk/Rygja/Steigar crossbreed ~72 no yes yes

ARQ/AHQ German Merino unknown yes no unknown

AHQ/AHQ Steigar sheep ~48 yes yes yes

AHQ/AHQ Spæl sheep ~72 yes no yes

AHQ/AHQ Norwegian white sheep ~84 yes no yes

AHQ/AHQ Spæl sheep ~42 yes yes uncertain

AHQ/AHQ Spæl sheep ~48 yes no yes

AHQ/AHQ Spæl sheep ~72 no no yes

AHQ/ARH Norwegian white sheep ~120 yes no yes

AHQ/AFRQ Dala sheep ~84 no yes yes

AHQ/AFRQ Steigar sheep ~60 no no yes

AFRQ/AFRQ Norwegian white sheep ~60 yes no uncertain

AFRQ/AFRQ Dala sheep ~36 yes yes yes

AFRQ/AFRQ Norwegian white sheep ~78 yes no yes

AFRQ/AFRQ Rygja/Dala crossbreed ~84 yes no uncertain

AFRQ/AFRQ Dala sheep ~108 yes no no

AHQ/ARR Spæl sheep ~72 no no yes

AHQ/ARR Norwegian white sheep ~96 yes no no

AHQ/ARR Dala sheep ~72 yes no uncertain

AHQ/ARR Dala sheep ~84 no yes no

ARR/AFRQ Norwegian white sheep ~96 no no unknown

ARR/AFRQ Norwegian white sheep ~66 yes no no

ARR/ARR Steigar ~84 no yes no

unknown Rygja/Dala crossbreed unknown no no no

Control cases

ARQ/ARQ Skudde unknown yes no no

ARR/ARH Leine 30 yes no no

ARR/ARR German Merino ~132 yes no no

ARR/ARR Leine ~60 yes no no

ARR/ARR Leine ~96 yes no no

ARR/ARR Leine >48 yes no no

B.M. = blackheaded mutton, G.M. = German Merino