Table 5. The values of fitted parameters for three farms A, B, and C.
Parameters | Herd A | Herd B | Herd C |
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Adult to adult transmission coefficient (βA) | 0.0069 | 0.0023 | 0.0005 |
Adult to calf transmission coefficient (βa) | 0.40 | 0.18 | 0.86 |
Environmental transmission coefficient (βenvironment) | 0.087 | 0.071 | 0.016 |
Calf to calf transmission coefficient (βc) | 5.3×10−06 | 3.61×10−06 | 5.2×10−06 |
Heifer to heifer transmission coefficient (βh) | 4.36×10−06 | 1.18×10−06 | 1.98×10−06 |
Initial Latent animals (Hi) | 18 | 12 | 81 |
Initial low shedding animals () | 15 | 2 | 12 |
Initial high shedding animals | 22 | 8 | 9 |