Table 3

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

Age in months
Number of hides
Mac. Score





0
1
2
3

< 18.4
57
26.3%
36.8%
22.8%
14.0%
18.4–20.3
36
19.4%
38.9%
36.1%
5.6%
20.4–23.2
19
42.1%
31.6%
15.8%
10.5%
>23.2
50
14.0%
38.0%
42.0%
6.0%
All
162
22.2%
36.9%
31.5%
9.4%

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