Score
|
Respiratory rate (breaths/min)
|
Fever
|
Cough
|
Nasal discharge
|
Demeanor
|
Fecal consistency
|
---|
0
|
≤49
|
≤39,5
|
No cough observed
|
Normal
|
Bright, alert
|
Normal
|
1
|
50–54
|
39,6–39,9
|
Sporadic cough
|
Serous or mucous
|
Mildly depressed
|
Pasty
|
2
|
55–64
|
40–40,4
|
More than one sporadic cough every 10 min of observation
|
Mucopurulent or purulent
|
Moderately depressed
|
Runny
|
3
|
65–74
|
>40,5
|
–
|
–
|
Severely depressed
|
Watery
|
4
|
75–85
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Runny or watery with blood
|
- The score from each category was added to give a daily clinical score for each of the calves in the experiment