Table 3

Change in frequency of damaged hides after eradication.
Period no. (Days after eradication)
 Number of hides
 Average of hide sum scores
 Max. score
 Percentage of hides from reinfected herds







0
 1
 2
 3
I (2–136)
 170
 1.79
 54.1%
 25.9%
 17.7%
 2.4%
 2.4%
II (137–326)
 162
 1.29
 62.4%
 25.3%
 10.5%
 1.9%
 17.9%
III (326–477)
 166
 1.13
 68.1%
 19.3%
 10.2%
 2.4%
 32.5%
IV (>477)
 166
 1,63
 62.1%
 13.9%
 19.9%
 4.2%
 51.8%

Change in periods I-III p < 0.001 (Spearman correlation test)

Score 0 – No damage

Score 1 – Slight damage, with 1–2 light fleck or spot pr. 100 cm2.

Score 2 – Some damage, with 3–5 light fleck or spots pr. 100 cm2.

Score 3 – Severe damage, with more than 5 light fleck or spots pr. 100 cm2.

Nafstad and Grønstøl Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2001 42:99   doi:10.1186/1751-0147-42-99