Table 6 Correlations between attitudes towards tail biting and docking, occurrence of tail biting and farm size
TB problem | TB acceptable | TD probability | Farm size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
How much tail biting occurs on your farm? (TB occurrence) | ra = 0.43 p < 0.001 | r = 0.41 p = 0.001 | r = 0.31 p = 0.01 | nsb |
How serious a problem do you perceive tail biting to be on your farm? (TB problem) | ns | r = 0.34 p = 0.005 | ns | |
How much tail biting do you perceive as acceptable? (TB acceptable) | r = 0.22 p = 0.07 | r = 0.25 p = 0.04 | ||
Tail docking is forbidden in Finland. If it was allowed, how probable is it that you would raise docked pigs? (TD probability) | r = 0.31 p = 0.009 |