Table 1 Description of the eight studied farms
From: Real-time PCR on skin biopsies for super-spreaders’ detection in bovine besnoitiosis
Farm | Husbandry | Breed | No. of individuals examined | Initial seroprevalence (%)a | No. of clinical cases (period) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A (Aveyron) | Dairy cattle | Prim’Holstein | 32 | 42 | 2 (2016) |
B (Tarn) | Beef cattle | Blonde d’Aquitaine | 49 | 67 (> 2 years); 50 (< 2 years) | 6 (2014–2016) |
C (Ariège) | Beef cattle | Limousine | 32 | 92 | 3 (2015–2017) |
D (Ardèche) | Beef cattle | Charolaise | 34 | 51 | nd |
E (Cher) | Dairy cattle | Prim’Holstein | 161 | 74 | nd |
F (Indre) | Beef cattle | Charolaise | 163 | 80 | 6 (2016–2018) |
G (Ardèche) | Dairy cattle | Montbéliarde | 25 | 52 | nd |
H (Ardèche) | Dairy cattle | Montbéliarde | 22 | 88 | 4 (2018) |