Table 3.

Number of lymphoid follicles (LF) and amount of stratified squamous epithelium (SSE) in RAMALT sections in sheep from the Nordfjella region in Norway, sampled at slaughter in 2018 and 2020

	n	Mean LF	95% CI	Median LF	Number of samples with < 6 LF (%)
SSE 0	189	18.1	16.1–20.2	17	52 (27.5%)
SSE 1	308	25.5	23.7–27.2	24	28 (9%)
SSE 2	6	13.5	2.3–24.7	15	2 (33%)
Totals	503	22.6		21	82 (16.3%)

n number of samples. SSE 0—No SSE present. SSE 1—< 50% SSE. SSE 2—> 50% SSE