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Table 1 Age and breed of the cows studied on a closed dairy farm in Maffra, Victoria

From: Oriental theileriosis in dairy cows causes a significant milk production loss

Bleed

Date of collection

Number of cows bled

Number of cows with demographic data

Age (years) % (proportion)

Breed % (proportion)

    

≤ 2

3-5

≥ 6

Jersey × Friesian

Friesian

Jersey

Other cross-bred

1

November 2012

662

603

16.8 (101/603)

51.2 (309/603)

32.0 (193/603)

53.2 (321/603)

16.4 (99/603)

1.7 (10/603)

28.7 (173/603)

2

March 2013

220

189

18.5 (35/189)

51.3 (97/189)

30.2 (57/189)

53.4 (101/189)

17.5 (33/189)

1.6 (3/189)

27.5 (52/189)