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Table 1 The mean incidence risk for being diagnosed for lameness with respect to week of age in 6,787 live born piglets

From: Lameness in piglets – should pain killers be included at treatment?

Age (Weeks)

Piglets medically treated for lameness (n)

Incidence risk of lameness (%)

1

166

2.4

2

119

1.8

3

72

1.1

4

35

0.5

5

23

0.3

In total

415 of 6,787

6.1

Whereof males

215 of 3,553

6.1

Whereof females

200 of 3,234

6.2