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Table 3 Descriptive data about the individual stock bulls according to the herd of origin (homebred or purchased), region, vasectomy, vaccine status, BVD virus status and BoHV-1 serological status

From: Prevalence of BoHV-1 seropositive and BVD virus positive bulls on Irish dairy farms and associations between bull purchase and herd status

 

Number of participating bulls

Herd of origin

 Homebred

286

 Purchased

243

Vasectomy

 Vasectomized

55

 No Vasectomized

474

Region

 Low dairy density (1)

172

 High dairy density (2)

354

Vaccine IBR

 Yes

454

 No

75

BVD virus status

 Positive

2

 Negative

527

IBR sero status

 Positive

87

 Negative

434