Appendix B. Data corroborating mortality effect of bTB in adult African buffalo.
FIG. B1. Disease severity and age in adult TB-positive buffalo. Incisor height indicates animal age, with older animals having more worn teeth. The regression of incisor height on disease severity is not statistically significant (F ratio 0.258; P = 0.613; error df = 1, residual df = 91). |
TABLE B1. Age-distribution of TB in adult buffalo captured in 2000 and 2001.
Age group (yr) %TB N 5–8 40.3 144 9–12 49.7 167 13–16 46.0 87 17–20 30.3 76