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Table 2 Mean value of a herd characteristic per herd type

From: Modelling transmission of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis between Irish dairy cattle herds

Herd type

In-degree

Out-degree

In-strength

Out-strength

Herd size

Number of males purchased

D

1.07

(0.30–1.20)

1.92

(1.00–2.20)

4.99

(0.45–4.65)

15.79

(5.90–19.40)

125.6

(72.0–153.9)

0.52

(0.10–0.70)

DnR-C

1.18

(0.70–1.40)

2.37

(1.10–2.80)

22.29

(8.55–27.6)

43.05

(19.30–54.00)

167.5

(99.5–204.7)

0.87

(0.30–1.20)

DnR-nC

2.90

(0.90–2.70)

1.59

(1.00–1.80)

15.08

(3.40–14.43)

15.71

(4.28–15.45)

77.4

(41.2–88.8)

0.40

(0.10–0.50)

DRm

1.41

(0.30–1.30)

1.44

(0.50–1.60)

5.58

(0.60–4.70)

9.75

(2.30–12.40)

118.9

(73.1–146.7)

0.70

(0.20–1.00)

M

1.40

(0.50–1.60)

1.03

(0.50–1.30)

4.78

(1.00–5.80)

5.82

(1.80–7.70)

79.3

(47.1–100.0)

0.49

(0.10–0.60)

SdR

2.45

(1.58–3.33)

1.35

(1.18–1.53)

77.20

(53.70–100.70)

82.60

(52.45–112.75)

62.3

(58.6–66.0)

0.15

(0.08–0.23)

Overall

1.27

(0.40–1.40)

1.62

(0.80–1.90)

6.37

(0.70–6.20)

13.74

(3.70–16.30)

113.3

(62.9–139.3)

0.56

(0.10–0.80)

  1. The 25% and 75% quantile values are in parentheses. Herd types are typical dairy (D), dairy no rearing—contract (DnR-C), dairy no rearing—no contract (DnR-nC), dairy also rearing male calves (DRm), mixed (M), and herds that rear dairy females (SdR) (defined in Table 1).