Table 2 Comparison of the number of lymphoid follicles (LF) between rectum (RAMALT) and ileal Peyer’s patch (IPP) in sheep from the Nordfjella region in Norway, sampled at slaughter in 2018 and 2020
From: No evidence of uptake or propagation of reindeer CWD prions in environmentally exposed sheep
Sample type | n | Mean LF | 95% CI | Median LF | Samples containing < 6 LF (%) | Samples without LF (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RAMALT | 503 | 22.6 | 21.2–23.9 | 21 | 82 (16.3%) | 19 (3.7%) |
IPP | 37 | 37.5 | 33.5–42 | 36 | 0 | 0 |