Table 6

Seasonal variations in the frequency of damaged hides.

Months
Number of hides
Mac. Score





0
1
2
3

Jan. Feb.
83
14.5%
31.3%
39.8%
14.5%
Mar. Apr.
65
13.9%
40.0%
35.4%
10.8%
May. Jun.
75
28.0%
44.0%
26.7%
1.3%
Jul. Aug.
70
24.3%
37.1%
32.9%
5.7%
Sep. Oct.
64
35.9%
39.1%
20.3%
4.7%
Nov. Dec.
11
63.6%
9.1%
27.3%
0.0%

p < 0.001 (Spearman correlation test)

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