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A method for predicting proportions of affected herds from proportions of affected animals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

F. B. Leech  and
R. W. M. Wedderburn
F. B. Leech
Affiliation:
Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts.
R. W. M. Wedderburn
Affiliation:
Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts.
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The frequency of herds affected with 13 different diseases is shown to bear a simple relationship to the frequency of affected animals. The relationship seems to be useful for predicting proportions of affected herds.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 70 , Issue 3 , September 1972 , pp. 409 - 414
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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