Table 3

Farmer and sheep specialist decisions to catch lame sheep by locomotion scores 1, 2, 3 or 4

Locomotion score
When catch lame sheep



First lame sheep in the group (%, 95% CI)
2–5 sheep in the group lame (%, 95% CI)
2–5 sheep in the group lame (%, 95% CI)
> 10 sheep in the group lame (%, 95% CI)

Score 1




Farmers (N = 100)
34 (25 – 44)
30 (21 – 40)
21 (14 – 30)
15 (9 – 24)
Sheep specialists (N = 34)
31 (17 – 49)
34 (19 – 52)
20 (8 – 37)
12 (3 – 27)
Score 2




Farmers (N = 142)
46 (38 – 55)
33 (25 – 41)
17 (11 – 24)
4 (1 – 8)
Sheep specialists (N = 49)
41 (27 – 56)
45 (31 – 60)
14 (6 – 27)

Score 3




Farmers (N = 161)
56 (48 – 64)
56 (48 – 64)
56 (48 – 64)
56 (48 – 64)
Sheep specialists (N = 53)
87 (85 – 90)
11 (9 – 13)
2 (1 – 4)

Score 4




Farmers (N = 164)
85 (79 – 90)
14 (9–20)
1 (0 – 3)

Sheep specialists (N = 53)
92 (82 – 98)
6 (1 – 16)
2 (0 – 10)


Kaler and Green BMC Veterinary Research 2008 4:41   doi:10.1186/1746-6148-4-41