Table 2

Frequency of hide damage in cows divided in age classes at the time of slaughter.

Age in months
Number of hides
Mac. Score





0
1
2
3

< 31.0
52
23.1%
48.8%
25.0%
3.9%
31.0–42.3
57
24.6%
38.6%
31.6%
5.3%
42.4–54.3
38
21.1%
36.8%
36.8%
5.3%
>54.3
59
30.5%
28.8%
32.2%
8.5%
All
206
25.2%
38.0%
31.1%
5.8%

Nafstad and Grønstøl Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2001 42:91   doi:10.1186/1751-0147-42-91