Modelling the within-herd transmission of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in closed pig herds

Table 1 Values of different, partly age-dependent transition parameters for a discrete time, stochastic compartment model estimating the within-herd transmission of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in closed pig herds

Parameter	Age group	Parameter level	Source
β	Suckling pigs	0.0005	[13]
	Nursery pigs	0.0148
	Growing pigs	0.1497
	Finishing pigs	0.1497
ε	Nursery pigs	NCDF*(18, 7)	[41]
	Nursery pigs	NCDF*(18, 7)	[41]
	Growing pigs	NCDF(13, 1.5)	[42]
	Finishing pigs	NCDF(13, 1.5)	[42]
τ	All pigs	NCDF(14, 3.5)	[42]
γ	All pigs	NCDF(28, 7)	[21]
ρ	All pigs	0.200	Expert opinion
μ	Suckling pigs	(0.02e^(−0.233x)) + 0.002	[23]
	Nursery pigs	((2.0/100)/t_{Nursery period})
	Growing pigs	((1.0/100)/t_{Growing period})
	Finishing pigs	((1.6/100)/t_{Finishing period})
μ_I	Suckling pigs	μ _{[Suckling pigs]}
	Nursery pigs	μ*2
	Growing pigs	μ*2
	Finishing pigs	μ*2

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