Maedi Visna virus infection and TMEM154 genotypes in Valle del Belìce sheep breed

Figures & data

Table 1. Seroprevalence of Maedi Visna virus per geographical area.

Province	N of individuals	N of seropositive	Seroprevalence
PA	769	131	17.03%^a
AG	190	27	14.21%^b
TP	124	8	6.45%^c

^abcDifferent lower-case letters indicate significant differences among geographical area (p-value < 0.05).

PA: Palermo; AG: Agrigento; TP: Trapani; N: Number.

Table 2. Genotype and allele frequencies at TMEM154 locus in Valle del Belìce sheep breed.

	TMEM154 Allele Frequencies		TMEM154 Genotype Frequencies				TMEM154 GENOTYPE
Total Sheep	E	K	EE	EK	KK	MVV Status	EE	EK	KK
1,083	0.849	0.151	0.720	0.259	0.021	Positive (166)^a	148	18	0
						Negative (917)^b	780	114	23

^abDifferent lower-case letters indicate a significant association among MV status and genotype (p-value < 0.001).

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available upon request from the corresponding author.