Item | Intact Males (%) | Castrated Males (%) |
Odds ratio
b
(95% CI)
|
P value
3
|
---|
Light | 6.3 | 12.2 | 2.2 (1.09, 4.25) | 0.017 |
Medium | 2.7 | 5.5 | 2.1 (1.02, 4.22) | 0.041 |
Heavy | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 (0.15, 2.51) | 0.327 |
-
aPigs were split in three groups according to their initial body weight: light pigs (25% pigs with the lightest initial body weight), medium pigs (50% pigs with medium initial body weight) and heavy pigs (25% pigs with the heaviest initial body weight)
-
bOdds ratio of death
-
3
P-value for surgical castration treatment effect (Intact vs. Castrated male pigs) obtained by multiple comparisons and using Tukey’s correction