Table 1 Descriptive statistics for all sows (N = 134) separated by continuous and categorical variables
From: Description of on-farm treatment compliance and risk factors for culling in sows
Continuous variables1 | Category | Culled/died | Remained in herd | Total sows | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Median (MAD) | Mean (SD) | Median (MAD) | Mean (SD) | Median (MAD) | ||
Parity (n = 134) | 4.3 (1.8) | 5 (1.45) | 3.2 (1.7) | 3 (1.40) | 3.8 (1.8) | 4 (1.52) | |
Number of piglets born alive (n = 134) | 12.1 (4.7) | 13 (3.62) | 13.4 (4.0) | 14 (2.90) | 12.7 (4.4) | 14 (3.35) | |
Number of piglets weaned (n = 117) | 12.9 (3.8) | 12 (2.20) | 12.4 (2.5) | 12 (1.38) | 12.7 (3.3) | 12 (1.85) | |
Categorical/binary variables1 | Culled/died N (%) | Remained in herd N (%) | Total sows N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Body condition score (n = 111) | Thin | 8 (13.6) | 5 (9.6) | 13 (11.7) |
Ideal | 43 (72.9) | 40 (76.9) | 83 (74.8) | |
Fat | 8 (13.6) | 7 (13.5) | 15 (13.5) | |
Condition (n = 134) | ||||
Lameness* (n = 78) | 35 (47.9) | 43 (70.5) | 78 (58.2) | |
Severity 1 | 9 (25.7) | 17 (39.5) | 26 (33.3) | |
Severity 2 | 15 (42.9) | 15 (34.9) | 30 (38.5) | |
Severity 3 | 11 (31.4) | 11 (25.6) | 22 (28.2) | |
Mastitis (n = 18) | 13 (17.8) | 5 (8.2) | 18 (13.4) | |
Reproductive disorder (n = 26) | 19 (26.0) | 7 (11.5) | 26 (19.4) | |
Other (n = 12)4 | 6 (8.2) | 6 (9.8) | 12 (9.0) | |
Production Stage (n = 132) | ||||
Bred | 27 (38.0) | 34 (55.7) | 61 (46.2) | |
Lactation | 37 (52.1) | 20 (32.8) | 57 (43.2) | |
Empty | 7 (9.9) | 7 (11.5) | 14 (10.6) | |
Drug compliance (n = 133)2 | 62 (84.9) | 51 (83.6) | 113 (84.3) | |
Dose compliance (n = 132)2 | 23 (31.5) | 19 (32.2) | 42 (31.8) | |
Frequency compliance (n = 133)2 | 56 (76.7) | 45(75.0) | 101 (75.9) | |
Overall compliance (n = 134)3 | 17 (23.3) | 13 (21.3) | 30 (22.4) |