Table 2 Means of four indicators mortality, average daily gain, feed conversion ratio and treatment frequency for different IBW-classes (1 = light, 2 = medium, 3 = heavy) and p-values of t-test
From: Health monitoring of finishing pigs by secondary data use – a longitudinal analysis
Indicator | Mean | P-Value t-test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Class 1 | Class 2 | Class 3 | Class 1 vs. 2 | Class 2 vs. 3 | |
Mortality [%] | 3.90 | 2.63 | 2.77 | < 0.0001 | 0.5483 |
Average daily gain [g] | 755.2 | 852.3 | 856.1 | < 0.0001 | 0.6565 |
Feed conversion ratio [kg/kg] | 2.60 | 2.81 | 2.85 | < 0.0001 | 0.1067 |
Treatment Frequency [UDD/FP] | 1.46 | 2.17 | 1.43 | 0.0744 | 0.0367 |