About the Authors

Kaare Græsbøll

kagr@dtu.dk

Affiliation Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark

Søren Saxmose Nielsen

Affiliation Department of Large Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark

Nils Toft

Affiliations Department of Large Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksberg, Denmark

Lasse Engbo Christiansen

Affiliation Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KG. Performed the experiments: KG. Analyzed the data: KG LEC. Wrote the paper: KG SSN NT. Provided inputs for parameter limits and model outcomes: LEC.