Table 1.
Distribution of hunter-killed wild boars (n =513) sampled in southern Belgium in 2011 (316 in October, 185 in November and 12 in December)
|
Age group |
Gender |
Total |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Females | Males | Gender nc. | |||
|
Adults: > 2 years |
73(1) |
76 |
1 |
150 |
|
|
Sub adults: 1–2 years |
32 |
34 |
0 |
66 |
|
|
Piglets: > 6 months |
87(2) |
97(1) |
3 |
187 |
|
|
< 6 months |
34(1) |
22 |
3 |
59 |
|
|
Age group nc. |
24 |
25 |
2 |
51 |
|
| Total | 250 | 254 | 9 | 513 | |
In parentheses: 5 Wild boars tested PCR positive for A. phagocytophilum (2 animals in October and 3 in November 2011).
nc.: not communicated.