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) | |