Influence of environmental factors on the detection of blood in sheep faeces using visible–near-infrared spectroscopy as a measure of Haemonchus contortus infection

Table 1 Description of samples included in the calibration models built for prediction of haemoglobin in sheep faeces using a visible–near-infrared spectrometer

Model	Sample origin	Sample type	Class of sheep	n
1	Adelaide Hills, SA	Individual	Ewes	44
	Armidale, NSW	Single animal	Wether (uninfected control)	6
	Fleurieu Peninsula, SA	Individual	Ewes and lambs	24
	Currency Creek, SA	Individual	Ewes	10
	Eyre Peninsula, SA	Individual	Ewes and hoggets	35
	Total			119
2	Adelaide Hills, SA	Individual	Ewes	44
	Armidale, NSW	Single animal	Wether (uninfected control)	6
	Mid-North 1, SA	Pooled	Ewes	22
	Mid-North 2, SA	Pooled	Ewes	13
	Fleurieu Peninsula, SA	Individual	Ewes and lambs	24
	Currency Creek, SA	Individual	Ewes	10
	Eyre Peninsula, SA	Individual	Ewes and hoggets	35
	Total			153

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