Table 3 Inter-rater agreement between original guideline and revised guideline based on the fecal egg count reduction test analyzed using eggCounts. For the purpose of this comparison, the categories normal and susceptible as well as the categories suspected resistance and inconclusive were considered to be equivalent.

From: Anthelmintic resistance against benzimidazoles and macrocyclic lactones in strongyle populations on cattle farms in northern Germany

Original guideline

Revised guideline

Susceptible

Inconclusive

Resistance

Normal

10

0

6

Suspected resistance

0

0

0

Resistance

0

0

3

Cohen’s κ 0.345