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Table 2 Proportions of village and dairy co-operative calves showing pertinent clinical signs during each visit

From: Proof of concept of faecal egg nematode counting as a practical means of veterinary engagement with planned livestock health management in a lower income country

 

Visit 1

Visit 2

Village

Dairy co-operative

Village

Dairy co-operative

dull coat

0.53

0.75

0.70

0.83

presence of alopecia

0.73

0.77

0.63

0.66

evidence of diarrhoea

0.06

0.30

0.12

0.38

swollen joints

0.02

0.08

0.02

0.07

enlarged navel

0.16

0.20

0.2

0.29

enlarged peripheral lymph nodes

0.73

0.28

0.85

0.23

pale mucous membranes

0.66

0.30

0.8

0.34

ticks seen

0.61

0.08

0.4

0.05

nasal discharge

0.05

0.08

0.12

0.04

abnormal lung sounds

0

0.07

0.02

0.02

heart murmur on auscultation

0.26

0.20

0.47

0.36

conjunctivitis

0.03

0.07

0.06

0.08

presence of mouth ulcers

0.05

0

0.05

0

traumatic eye lesions

0.05

0.02

0.03

0.02

dehydration

0.21

0.10

0.24

0.15