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Table 2 Percentage of shared abattoirs between sentinel selection approaches

From: Suitability of sentinel abattoirs for syndromic surveillance using provincially inspected bovine abattoir condemnation data

Selection approaches

Full dataset 1 (N = 98)

Abattoirs open all weeks 2 (N = 45)

Selection criteria 3 (N = 44)

Large abattoirs 4 (N = 7)

Full dataset 1 (N = 98)

100% (98)

45.9% (45)

44.9% (44)

7.1% (7)

Abattoirs open all weeks 2 (N = 45)

45.9% (45)

100% (45)

71.1% (32)

15.6% (7)

Selection criteria 3 (N = 44)

44.9% (44)

71.1% (32)

100% (44)

6.8% (3)

Large abattoirs 4 (N = 7)

7.1% (7)

15.6% (7)

6.8% (3)

100% (7)

  1. 1Abattoirs processing at least 1 bovine carcass each year of study period (2001 – 2007).
  2. 2Abattoirs processing at least 1 bovine carcass 52 weeks per year.
  3. 3Selection of abattoirs meeting the following criteria: processed at least 499 cattle per year, processed at least 1 bovine carcass 44 weeks or more per year, processed cattle representing all animal classes (calves, cows, heifers and steers).
  4. 4Abattoirs processing ≥ 6500 cattle per year.
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BMC Veterinary Research

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