Table 2.

Description of samples included in the validation datasets

Validation dataset	Sample origin	Sample type	Class of sheep	n
Val1	Mid-North 1, SA	Pooled	Ewes	7
	Mid-North 2, SA	Pooled	Ewes	5
	Adelaide Hills, SA	Individual	Ewes	23
	Armidale, NSW	Single animal	Wether (uninfected control)	4
	Total			39
Val2	Eyre Peninsula, SA	Individual	Ewes and hoggets	32
	Armidale, NSW	Single animal	Wether (uninfected control)	3
	Total			35
Val3	Lower North, SA	Pooled	Ewes and rams	22
	Yorke Peninsula, SA	Individual	Ewes	10
	Total			32
Val4	Gatton, QLD	Individual	Ewes	22
	Total			22