Table 3.
Details of VRQ/VRQ ewes that provided milk for PMCA
| Milk donor | Infection status | Scrapie transmission to lambs | Lactation day | Number of positive tests of a total of four tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-1006 |
Scrapie |
Yes |
7 |
4 |
| (Study 3) |
|
|
13 |
4 |
| |
|
|
42 |
4 |
| 07-1337 |
Scrapie |
Yes |
8 |
4 |
| (Study 3) |
|
|
14 |
4 |
| |
|
|
28 |
4 |
| |
|
|
35 |
4 |
| |
|
|
43 |
4 |
| 07-1288 |
Scrapie |
Yes |
7 |
4 |
| (Study 3) |
|
|
13 |
4 |
| |
|
|
20 |
4 |
| |
|
|
27 |
4 |
| |
|
|
42 |
4 |
| |
|
|
48 |
4 |
| 07-1287 |
Scrapie |
Yes |
6 |
4 |
| (Study 3) |
|
|
19 |
4 |
| |
|
|
26 |
4 |
| |
|
|
41 |
3 |
| |
|
|
47 |
4 |
| 07-1292 |
Scrapie |
Yes |
6 |
2 |
| (Study 3) |
|
|
19 |
4 |
| |
|
|
26 |
4 |
| |
|
|
41 |
3 |
| |
|
|
47 |
4 |
| 139/6 |
Scrapie |
No* |
12 |
4 |
| (Study 1) |
|
|
|
|
| M340 |
Scrapie-free |
Not tested |
7 |
0 |
| |
|
|
14 |
0 |
| |
|
|
21 |
0 |
| |
|
|
28 |
0 |
| N290 |
Scrapie-free |
Not tested |
10 |
1 |
| |
|
|
17 |
0 |
| |
|
|
24 |
0 |
| |
|
|
31 |
0 |
| N531 |
Scrapie-free |
Not tested |
8 |
0 |
| |
|
|
15 |
1 |
| |
|
|
22 |
1 |
| |
|
|
29 |
0 |
| P201 |
Scrapie-free |
Not tested |
9 |
0 |
| |
|
|
16 |
0 |
| |
|
|
23 |
0 |
| |
|
|
30 |
0 |
| P381 |
Scrapie-free |
Not tested |
10 |
0 |
| |
|
|
17 |
0 |
| |
|
|
24 |
0 |
| 31 | 0 |
* Culled at 105 days of age.
Positive samples are in bold font.
All scrapie-free sheep were Cheviot ewes, sheep 139/6 was a Poll Dorset × Friesland, see Table 2 for breeds of the other scrapie-affected sheep.