Table 2.
The table shows the methods used for RFM diagnosis (the number of answers in each class is shown in parentheses).
| Never | Sometimes | Always | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk (cetone bodies or NEFA) | 86.4 | 12.4 | 1.2 |
| Urine(cetone bodies or NEFA) | 80.3 | 16.9 | 2.8 |
| T° by the farmer | 60.9 | 35.9 | 3.1 |
| Blood (cetone bodies or NEFA) | 75.9 | 20.2 | 3.9 |
| Dry (vaginal exploration without washing the vulva) | 57.7 | 21.1 | 21.2 |
| Manual palpation of the uterus | 46.6 | 29.7 | 23.7 |
| Water use for washing before vaginal exploration | 52.1 | 22.8 | 25.1 |
| Antiseptic use for washing before vaginal exploration | 45.1 | 24.3 | 30.6 |
| General examination | 12.5 | 49.5 | 38.0 |
| T° by the veterinarian | 16.8 | 35.7 | 47.5 |
| Vaginal exploration | 15.7 | 13.2 | 71.1 |