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Table 2 Descriptive statistics on animal and herd data losses due to database linkage errors

From: Risk factors for bovine tuberculosis in low incidence regions related to the movements of cattle

 

Animals

 

Herds

 
  

        CTS

 

        CTS

        Census

        Both

Herd Status

N total

N matched

N total

N matched

N matched

N matched

Slaughter case

61

54

49

46

44

44

Confirmed positive RHT

118

112

61

61

60

60

Unconfirmed positive RHT

207

198

124

124

119

119

Unconfirmed inconclusive RHT

1402

1320

843

841

790

790

Negative RHT

-

-

11171

11153

10061

9969

Total

1788

1684

12248

12225

11074

10982

  1. The VETNET database was the starting data to which the CTS database and Census data were linked.