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Table 3 Spearman correlations between prevalence of the most common welfare outcomes and the frequency of coughing and sneezing on farm

From: Prevalence of welfare outcomes in the weaner and finisher stages of the production cycle on 31 Irish pig farms

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

PBCa, 1

           

Bursitis, 2

ns

          

Huddling, 3

ns

ns

         

Lameness, 4

ns

ns

−0.38*

        

Skin lesions, 5

ns

ns

ns

ns

       

Tail lesions, 6

ns

0.68***

ns

ns

ns

      

Ear lesions, 7

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

     

Flank lesions, 8

ns

ns

ns

−0.41*

0.44*

ns

ns

    

Coughing, 9

ns

ns

0.44*

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

   

Sneezing, 10

ns

ns

ns

0.39*

ns

ns

ns

−0.44*

ns

  

Hernia, 11

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

 

Lethargic, 12

0.43*

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

  1. aPoor body condition (PBC)
  2. *P < 0.05; *** P < 0.001
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