Table 2 The “best estimates” for within-herd prevalence (\( {\overset{\sim }{p}}_k \)) of BDD conditional on the different covariates
Prevalence | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purchasing heifers | Heifers co-grazing | prior mode | 95th percentile | |
\( {\overset{\sim }{p}}_0 \) | No | No | 0.05% | 0.35% |
\( {\overset{\sim }{p}}_1 \) | Yes | No | 0.2% | 1% |
\( {\overset{\sim }{p}}_2 \) | Yes | Yes | 0.5% | 3% |