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.