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Table 2 Cattle with VTEC O157:H7-positive faecal samples, distributed according to age group.

From: Verotoxinogenic Escherichia coli(VTEC) O157:H7 – A Nationwide Swedish Survey of Bovine Faeces

Age group

No. positive

No. sampled

%

Older calves

7

181

3.9a

Young stock

23

1789

1.3

Adult cattle

7

1092

0.6a

Not recorded

0

9

0

Total

37

3071

1.2

  1. a values significantly different at p < 0.001