TABLE 3.

Individual signs in 151 goats assessed by the short protocol.

	Scrapie-positive (brain) N = 8	Scrapie-positive (LRS only) N = 10	Scrapie-negative N = 133
Abnormal behavior	3 (37.5%)	2 (20.0%)	10 (7.5%)
Circling when blindfolded	2 (25.0%)	3 (30.0%)	3 (2.3%)
Menace response
Impaired	2 (25.0%)	0	26 (19.5%)
Exaggerated	1 (12.5%)	3 (30.0%)	16 (12.0%)
Tremor	1 (12.5%)	4 (40.0%)	14 (10.5%)
Abnormal mental status	1 (12.5%)	0	2 (1.5%)
Disequilibrium when blindfolded	1 (12.5%)	0	0
Ataxia or dysmetria	1 (12.5%)	1 (10.0%)	2 (1.5%)
Poor body condition (BCS ≤ 2)	0	3 (30.0%)	8 (6.0%)
Scratch test
Positive or inconsistent	0	0	8 (6.0%)
Inconclusive	0	0	1 (0.8%)
Hair loss
Poll	4 (50.0%)	5 (50.0%)	68 (51.1%)
Nose	1 (12.5%)	0	10 (7.5%)
Neck	0	1 (10.0%)	2 (1.5%)
Side abdomen/chest	0	1 (10.0%)	1 (0.8%)
Rump	0	1 (10.0%)	1 (0.8%)
Tail base	0	1 (10.0%)	0
Eyelid	0	0	7 (5.3%)
Shoulder	0	0	2 (1.5%)
Back	0	0	1 (0.8%)
Hair short
Shoulder	1 (12.5%)	0	4 (3.0%)
Neck	0	2 (20.0%)	11 (8.3%)
Rump	0	1 (10.0%)	9 (6.8%)
Poll	0	1 (10.0%)	5 (3.8%)
Side abdomen/chest	0	1 (10.0%)	1 (0.8%)
Tail base	0	0	16 (12.0%)
Eyelid	0	0	1 (0.8%)
Back	0	0	1 (0.8%)