Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Table 1 Description of farms A-K from which samples were obtained for the study

From: Detection and identification by PCR of Clostridium chauvoei in clinical isolates, bovine faeces and substrates from biogas plant

Farm	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K
No. cows	130	72	50	24	120	40	70	50	130	120	nk
No. heifers	150	140	80	30	130	80	100	45	260	nk	nk
Cases of blackleg	14	nk	1	2	5–6	5–6	10	10	6–8	1–2	3
Year of occurrence	2002	2002	2001	2001	2003	2001	2000 2001 2002	2004	2003 2004	2005 2006	2006
Affected animals	heifers	calves, heifers	heifers	heifers	heifers	1 cow 4–5 heifers	heifers	calves	heifers	heifers	nk
Vaccination performed	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no
No. of faeces samples	10	10	10	10	10	7	10	10	10	20	7
No. of soil samples	3*	3*	3	9	5	8	10	6	11	11	4
No. of silage samples	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4

nk = Not known
* For farms A and B, 11 soil samples were taken from a common pasture by the seashore plus three soil samples were taken around each cattle house.

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