Blinded observers | Hind limbs extended caudally | Head below the line of spinal column | Licks surgical wound |
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MA | M2 | MA | M2 | MA | M2 |
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Evaluator 1 | 91.2% | 75.0% | 96.2% | 87.5% | 95.6% | 90.0% |
Evaluator 2 | 67.5% | 32.5% | 93.7% | 85.0% | 95.6% | 92.5% |
Evaluator 3 | 93.1% | 85.0% | 98.1% | 95.0% | 97.5% | 90.0% |
- Percentage of absolute agreement for the behaviours hind limbs extended caudally, head below the line of spinal column and licks surgical wound covering all assessment time points (preoperative and postoperative: before and after rescue analgesia and 24 hours after surgical procedure) and for M2 separately (before rescue analgesia) of the acute postoperative pain scale in cattle.
- Degree of satisfactory agreement: ≥ 60.0%.