Table 5

Farmer estimated prevalence of lameness by time to treatment and decisions to catch lame sheep IQR = interquartile range
Locomotion Score
 Time to treatment
 Farmer decision to catch lame sheep





First lame sheep in group
 2 – 5 lame sheep in the group
 6 – 10 lame sheep in the group
 > 10 lame sheep in the group
 Total


Median lameness (IQR)
 N
 Median lameness (IQR)
 N
 Median lameness (IQR)
 N
 Median lameness (IQR)
 N
 Median lameness (IQR)
 N
Score 2
 Treat first day
 2 (1 – 5)
 21
 3 (1 – 6)
 2



2 (1–5)
 23

Treat ≤ 3 days
 5 (2 – 7)
 27
 5 (4 – 10)
 18
 15 (5 – 20)
 3

5 (3–10)
 48

Treat ≤ 7 days
 7 (4 – 15)
 8
 10 (10 – 15)
 20
 15 (10 – 20)
 9
 15 (15 – 15)
 1
 10 (8–15)
 38

Treat only at routine gatherings

10 (8 – 20)
 7
 10 (6 – 15)
 7
 15 (15 – 20)
 5
 15 (10–15)
 19

Total
 5 (2–6)
 56
 10 (5–10)
 47
 10 (10–15)
 19
 15 (15–23)
 6

Score 3
 Treat first day
 2 (1 – 6)
 25





2 (1–6)
 25

Treat ≤ 3 days
 5 (5 – 8)
 33
 5 (5 – 10)
 16
 15 (15 – 15)
 1

5 (3–10)
 50

Treat ≤ 7 days
 10 (5 – 15)
 13
 10 (8 – 15)
 27
 10 (10 – 15)
 3

10 (5–15)
 43

Treat only at routine gatherings
 6 (6 – 6)
 1
 10 (8 – 15)
 8
 15 (10 – 15)
 9
 15 (15 – 23)
 3
 15 (10–15)
 21

Total
 5 (2–10)
 72
 10 (5–15)
 51
 15 (10–15)
 13
 15 (15–23)
 3

Score 4
 Treat first day
 2 (1 – 5)
 26





2 (1–5)
 26

Treat ≤ 3 days
 5 (4 – 10)
 50
 4 (4 – 15)
 3



5 (4–10)
 53

Treat ≤ 7 days
 10 (5 – 15)
 29
 10 (8 – 15)
 13



10 (5–15)
 42

Treat only at routine gatherings
 10 (10 – 10)
 10
 15 (15 – 20)
 9



15 (10–15)
 19

Total
 5 (3–10)
 115
 15 (8–15)
 25





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