Table 5 What 58 Irish farrow-to-finish farms participating in the survey do on a pen level in the event of a tail biting outbreak, ranked from 1 (wouldn’t do) to 7 (would do)
From: Irish pig farmer’s perceptions and experiences of tail and ear biting
Measure | Mean (± Sdev) | Median (Interquartile range) |
|---|---|---|
Remove bitten (4) | 6.39 ± 1.35 a | 7 (0) |
Add object (5) | 5.63 ± 2.22 b | 7 (2) |
Remove biter (2) | 4.40 ± 2.43 c | 3 (4) |
Identify biter (1) | 4.40 ± 2.37 c | 5 (4) |
Anti-biting substance (7) | 3.70 ± 2.60 c | 5 (5) |
Reduce density (6) | 3.49 ± 2.38 c | 3 (6) |
Add bedding (3) | 2.09 ± 2.06 c | 1 (1) |