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Table 3 Herd level variation in fluke infection status, with herds categorised as exposed (with at least one infected animal culled in a given year) or non-exposed (without any culled animals with evidence of fluke infection at post-mortem) across years (2011–2013) in Northern Ireland

From: Liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) infection in cattle in Northern Ireland: a large-scale epidemiological investigation utilising surveillance data

Herd fluke status

2011

2012

2013

Total

Non-Exposed

4,890

5,346

4,502

14,738

(%)

35.16

39.15

36.20

36.85

Exposed

9,017

8,309

7,933

25,259

(%)

64.84

60.85

63.80

63.15

Total

13,907

13,655

12,435

39,997