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Table 5 Sow removal patterns based on different cut-off levels among the 3 farm clusters

From: Structural characterization of piglet producing farms and their sow removal patterns in Finland

 

Cluster

Total

 

1 (n = 24)

2 (n = 10)

3 (n = 9)

n = 43

Variable

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Culling > 30%

19 (79.2)*

8 (80.0)

2 (33.3)*

29 (67.4)

Culling > median

15 (62.5)*

5 (50.0)

1 (11.1)*

21 (48.8)

Culling > 50%

4 (16.6)

1 (10.0)

0 (0.0)

5 (11.6)

Mortality > 5%

23 (95.8)*

6 (60.0)*

7 (77.7)

36 (83.7)

Mortality > median

16 (66.7)*

2 (20.0)*

4 (44.4)

22 (51.2)

Mortality > 15%

7 (29.2)*

0 (0.0)

1 (11.1)

8 (18.6)

  1. Categories that are statistically significantly over-represented (bold) or under-represented in the cluster than in the overall frequency are specified as * (p < 0.05) and ** (p < 0.01)