Table 3 Correlation between the stage’s that the 58 Irish farrow-to-finish farms participating in the survey, reported having outbreaks of tail and ear biting amongst the growing pigs on their farm
From: Irish pig farmer’s perceptions and experiences of tail and ear biting
1st stage | 2nd stage | Finishers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tail | Ear | Tail | Ear | Tail | Ear | ||
1st stage | Tail | r = .396, p = .003 | r = .292, p = .032 | NS | NS | r = .318, p = .019 | |
Ear | r = .396, p = .003 | NS | r = .436, p = .001 | NS | NS | ||
2nd stage | Tail | r = .292, p = .032 | NS | r = .580, p = .000 | r = .591, p = .000 | r = .392, p = .003 | |
Ear | NS | r = .436, p = .001 | r = .580, p = .000 | r = .317, p = .020 | NS | ||
Finishers | Tail | NS | NS | r = .591, p = .000 | r = .317, p = .020 | r = .495, p = .000 | |
Ear | r = .318, p = .019 | NS | r = .392, p = .003 | NS | r = .495, p = .000 | ||