Translations:Advanced Field Epi:Manual 1 - Disease Investigation/318/en

Cohort studies may be closed or open. A closed study is simpler and enrols a defined selection of animals at the start and then only those animals are followed over time (no new animals are added) and every effort is made to follow all enrolled animals right through to the end of the follow-up period. An open study may allow animals to either enter or exit the study population at any time so that any one animal may be followed for a different time period.