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Table 2 Summary statistics of the comparison between results from 1 000 simulations and group-experiments 1-3, expressed as the total number of culture-positive samples (C total ) and egg-positive samples (E total ), and the number of culture-positive samples (C end ) and egg-positive samples on the last sampling day (E end ).

From: A comparison of transmission characteristics of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis between pair-housed and group-housed laying hens

Experiment

 

Experimental data

Simulation scenario's

   

A

B

C1

C2

C3

1

C total

25

18-129

4-55

2-36

16-82

4-55

 

C end

0

17-58

0-9

0-10

0-4

0-9

 

E total

4

8-37

8-37

7-30

12-57

4-20

 

E end

0

0-8

0-8

0-6

1-13

0-4

2

C total

10

17-137

2-26

0-17

8-36

2-26

 

C end

4

14-54

0-6

0-6

0-5

0-6

 

E total

28

52-216

52-216

35-162

120-306

29-116

 

E end

0

3-19

3-19

1-14

10-23

1-12

3

C total

86

34-170

27-123

2-86

69-171

27-123

 

C end

2

1-14

0-7

0-7

0-6

0-7

 

E total

138

98-424

98-424

49-323

264-538

61-268

 

E end

8

5-23

5-23

1-19

12-26

3-18