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. 2017 Feb 10;12(2):e0171199. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171199

Table 5. Comparison of dynamics for targeted rapid culling, varying the day of culling.

All infectious animals are culled (animals in I1A, I2, I1B). One-half of infections are indirect (ρ = 0.2). Total deaths are determined at t = 30 days.

Day of cull Day of peak Infections at peak Total deaths Total culled Total lost
2 6.7 3,525 1,219 1,220 2,439
3 7.2 2,917 1,059 2,281 3,340
4 4.0 3,264 910 3,264 4,174
5 5.0 3,895 814 3,895 4,709
6 6.0 4,092 787 4,092 4,879