From: Porcine ear necrosis in weaned piglets: prevalence and impact on daily weight gain
Weaning batch | 1 | 2a | 3a | 4 | 5 | 6a | Total |
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Total number of pigs | 583 | 547 | 676 | 672 | 749 | 616 | 3898 |
% (number) of affected pigs | 22 (127) | 32 (173) | 11 (75) | 24 (159) | 20 (150) | 32 (197) | 23.5 (881) |
% (number) of pigs affected unilaterally | 12 (69) | 20 (107) | 8 (52) | 14 (94) | 12 (93) | 19 (120) | 14.1 (535) |
% (number) of pigs affected bilaterally | 10 (58) | 12 (66) | 3 (23) | 10 (65) | 8 (57) | 13 (77) | 9.3 (346) |
% of pigs affected bilaterally within animals with lesions | 46 | 38 | 31 | 40 | 38 | 39 | 39 |