Reliability for: Dairy calf disbudding wounds

Disbudding, a painful procedure, permanently damages the horn-bud tissue either with a hot iron (heat) or caustic paste (chemical). The resulting wounds persist for an average of 7-9 wk for hot-iron or 14-18 wk for the caustic paste method. Throughout this healing process, disbudding wounds can be characterized by their tissue composition. To create consistency among our research team with identifying these stages of healing, we have developed supporting materials. This Dryad submission contains information for evaluating observer reliability when describing disbudding wounds in dairy calves. The wound scoring system and definitions we have used in previous research are included, along with a 110-photo test containing examples of the different tissue types. These photos are intended to be used to test observer reliability before data collection begins, during data collection, or afterwards. Included are: (1) the gold standard key for comparison, (2) a blank, formatted Excel sheet for da..., , , # Reliability for: Disbudding wounds after hot iron and caustic paste disbudding [Access this dataset on Dryad](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.2280gb640) These materials are intended to serve as a resource for researchers who want to score calf disbudding wound healing during future research projects. We have developed a photo test, gold standard scoring, and analysis for calculating inter observer reliability of disbudding wounds, which are all presented here. This code can be modified to calculate intra observer reliability as well. ## Description of the data and file structure * *DisbuddingWounds241014.pdf*; This file presents the wound tissues scored after hot-iron and caustic paste disbudding in dairy calves. A total of 9 wound tissues are presented along with examples and their definitions. The reliability for identifying the presence and absence of each tissue type is evaluated in the RMD. * *DisbuddingWoundTest.zip*; 110 photos presenting examples of wounds after hot-iron and..., , **Changes after Jul 30, 2025:** On November 6, 2025, a new version of the \"Disbudding_Wound_Test.zip\" was uploaded to Zenodo to remove a duplicate of photo 60. 去角术是一种带有痛感的操作，通过热烙铁（热法）或腐蚀性软膏（化学法）永久破坏角芽组织。采用热烙铁法的创口平均愈合时长为7~9周，而腐蚀性软膏法的创口平均愈合时长则为14~18周。在整个愈合周期内，去角创口可通过其组织构成进行特征分类。为确保研究团队在识别各愈合阶段时保持判定一致性，我们开发了配套辅助材料。本次提交至Dryad的数据，包含用于评估奶牛犊牛（dairy calves）去角创口描述工作的观察者信度相关信息。本数据集收录了我们在过往研究中使用的创口评分系统及其定义，同时附带一份包含110张不同组织类型创口示例的图片测试集。该图片测试集可用于在数据收集前、数据收集过程中或数据收集完成后开展观察者信度测试。包含以下内容：(1) 用于对照的金标准参考图谱；(2) 可用于（原文截断）的格式化空白Excel表格……# 信度评估对象：热烙铁法与腐蚀性软膏法去角术后创口 [在Dryad平台获取本数据集](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.2280gb640) 本套材料旨在为未来研究项目中需要对犊牛去角创口愈合情况进行评分的研究人员提供参考资源。我们开发了图片测试集、金标准评分方案以及用于计算去角创口观察者间信度（inter observer reliability）的分析代码，所有内容均已在此呈现。该代码亦可通过修改，用于计算观察者内信度（intra observer reliability）。 ## 数据与文件结构说明 * *DisbuddingWounds241014.pdf*：该文件展示了奶牛犊牛经热烙铁法与腐蚀性软膏法去角术后的创口组织类型，共呈现9种创口组织及其示例与对应定义。针对每种组织类型的存在与否的识别信度将在RMD文件中进行评估。 * *DisbuddingWoundTest.zip*：包含110张热烙铁法（原文截断）创口的示例照片。**2025年7月30日后的更新：** 2025年11月6日，我们向Zenodo平台上传了更新版的"Disbudding_Wound_Test.zip"，以移除第60号照片的重复副本。