Table 3 Variables associated with PWD in over 60% of all training-test data splits using elastic-net (n = 22/69)
From: Risk factors associated with post-weaning diarrhoea in Austrian piglet-producing farms
Variable | 5% Percentile | Median | 95% Percentile | % Non zero | Reduced chance of PWD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Treatment | –1.40 | –1.07 | –0.71 | 100 | Yes | ||
Neonatal diarrhoea | 0.15 | 0.43 | 0.73 | 100 | No | ||
All in-all out in nursery units | –0.82 | –0.51 | –0.19 | 99 | Yes | ||
Probiotics | –0.99 | –0.62 | –0.18 | 99 | Yes | ||
PDS | 0.05 | 0.36 | 0.68 | 98 | No | ||
Horseradish | –1.03 | –0.66 | –0.24 | 97 | Yes | ||
Number of feeding phases | –0.38 | –0.20 | –0.03 | 96 | More phases | ||
Solid floors | 0.02 | 0.35 | 0.65 | 95 | No | ||
Commercial peat | –0.94 | –0.54 | 0.00 | 94 | Yes | ||
Rodent burden | 0.00 | 0.22 | 0.51 | 90 | Low | ||
Nurse sows | 0.00 | 0.28 | 0.53 | 90 | No | ||
Plastic or metal floors | –0.60 | –0.30 | 0.00 | 89 | Yes | ||
Dairy products | –0.74 | –0.30 | 0.00 | 86 | Yes | ||
Looped water distribution system | –0.64 | –0.23 | 0.00 | 82 | Yes | ||
Rock salt | –0.67 | –0.21 | 0.00 | 82 | Yes | ||
Coke / phosphoric acid | 0.00 | 0.28 | 0.61 | 82 | No | ||
Cross fostering | 0.00 | 0.28 | 0.75 | 80 | No | ||
Regular cleaning and disinfection of nursery units | –0.44 | –0.14 | 0.00 | 76 | Yes | ||
Automatic feeding | –0.55 | –0.20 | 0.00 | 75 | Yes | ||
Yeast | –0.48 | –0.16 | 0.00 | 73 | Yes | ||
Fibre in creep feed | –0.34 | –0.07 | 0.00 | 69 | Yes | ||
Electrolytes, glucose | –0.63 | –0.07 | 0.00 | 60 | Yes | ||