Table 1 Scoring schemes for the assessment of clinical signs
Scoring Points | Respiratory Score | Depression score |
|---|---|---|
0 | No clinical signs of respiratory disease | Active, alert, normal feed intake |
1 | Breathing frequency of 35–45/min and / or occasional coughing | Calm, alert, reduced feed intake |
2 | Breathing frequency of 46–70/min and/ or multiple coughing periods within 10 min and dyspnea | Dull, increased recumbence, increased reaction time, still moving to the feeding trough but without or only minimal feed intake or dull, sitting like a dog, increased reaction time, still moving to the feeding trough but no or only minimal feed intake |
3 | Breathing frequency > 70/min and cyanosis or gasping or open-mouth breathing or breathing frequency > 70/min and cyanosis and gasping or open-mouth breathing | Apathetic, no reaction to stimulation and/or shaky movements without lying down and / or standing with head down without lying down and/or vomiting and / or foam around nostrils and mouth |