Table 1.
Scoring of clinical signs and skin lesions after experimental subcutaneous goatpox virus inoculation
| Clinical signs | Score |
|---|---|
| General behavior | |
| Normal | 0 |
| Stillness | 1 |
| Get up when approached | 2 |
| Recumbent | 3 |
| Feed intake | |
| Normal | 0 |
| Reduce appetite | 1 |
| Anorexia | 2 |
| Anorexia and not drinking | 3 |
| Nodule at injection site | |
| Absent | 0 |
| Small (1–2 cm) | 1 |
| Medium (2–3 cm) | 2 |
| Large (> 3 cm) | 3 |
| Temperature (℃) | |
| < 39.5 | 0 |
| 39.5 ≤ T < 40.0 | 1 |
| 40.0 ≤ T < 40.5 | 2 |
| 40.5 ≤ T < 41.0 | 3 |
| T ≥ 41.0 | 4 |
| Cutaneous lesions | |
| Absent | 0 |
| Single nodule < 5 mm | 1 |
| Single nodule > 10 mm | 2 |
| Small nodules in head/flank | 3 |
| Generalized nodules < 10 mm | 4 |
| Generalized nodules ≥ 10 mm | 5 |
| Oculo-nasal discharge | |
| Normal | 0 |
| Mild and watery | 1 |
| Serous and profuse | 2 |
| Muco-purulent | 3 |
| Salivation | |
| Normal | 0 |
| Moderate | 1 |
| Profuse | 2 |