Table 4 Percentage (%) of farms with at least one pig affected by welfare outcomes including the median prevalence and interquartile range (IQR) of pigs affected per farm (%) of each welfare outcome observed in first weaner stage (S1), second weaner stage (S2) and finisher stage (S3) on 31 Irish pig farms
S1 | S2 | S3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Farms % | Prevalence Median (IQR [%]) | Farms % | Prevalence Median (IQR [%]) | Farms % | Prevalence Median (IQR [%]) | |
Absence of hunger | ||||||
Poor body condition | 100 | 4.4 (3.53–7.06) | 100 | 1.6 (1.28–2.42) | 64.5 | 0.9 (0.00–1.63) |
Comfort at resting | ||||||
Bursitis | 83.9 | 1.0 (0.56–2.11) | 100 | 3.9 (2.73–6.24) | 100 | 7.5 (4.87–11.60) |
Thermal comfort | ||||||
Shivering | 3.2 | 0.0 (0.00–0.00) | 3.2 | 0.0 (0.00–0.00) | 0.0 | 0.0 (0.00–0.00) |
Panting | 0.0 | 0.0 (0.00–0.00) | 3.2 | 0.0 (0.00–0.00) | 6.5 | 0.0 (0.00–0.00) |
Huddling | 64.5 | 3.7 (0.00–7.33) | 25.8 | 0.0 (0.00–0.62) | 6.5 | 0.0 (0.00–0.00) |
Injuries | ||||||
Lameness | 48.4 | 0.0 (0.00–0.44) | 74.2 | 0.8 (0.00–1.59) | 74.2 | 1.1 (0.00–1.92) |
Skin lesions | 100 | 3.7 (1.85–8.62) | 90.3 | 4.4 (1.86–6.27) | 96.8 | 4.5 (3.45–7.34) |
Tail lesions (overall) | 100 | 2.8 (2.01–6.96) | 100 | 5.9 (04.13–7.72) | 100 | 10.5 (8.39–13.23) |
Moderate lesions | 100 | 2.6 (2.02–5.92) | 100 | 5.3 (3.64–6.55) | 100 | 8.8 (6.39–11.63) |
Severe lesions | 22.6 | 0.0 (0.00–0.00) | 45.2 | 0.0 (0.00–1.04) | 64.5 | 0.9 (0.00–3.30) |
Ear lesions (overall) | 96.8 | 7.6 (2.58–13.23) | 93.5 | 9.1 (2.64–26.38) | 87.1 | 3.3 (1.76–14.33) |
Moderate lesions | 93.5 | 2.7 (1.14–5.30) | 83.9 | 1.3 (0.48–3.18) | 54.8 | 0.6 (0.00–1.55) |
Severe lesions | 87.1 | 4.2 (0.48–7.11) | 87.1 | 7.1 (1.84–25.11) | 80.6 | 2.9 (0.93–9.71) |
Flank lesions (overall) | 16.1 | 0.0 (0.00–0.00) | 51.6 | 0.4 (0.00–0.90) | 71.0 | 1.3 (0.00–3.51) |
Moderate lesions | 3.2 | 0.0 (0.00–0.00) | 19.4 | 0.0 (0.00–0.00) | 29.0 | 0.0 (0.00–0.44) |
Severe lesions | 12.9 | 0.0 (0.00–0.00) | 45.2 | 0.0 (0.00–0.76) | 67.7 | 1.3 (0.00–2.78) |
Disease | ||||||
Lethargic | 90.3 | 1.5 (0.86–2.45) | 41.9 | 0.0 (0.00–0.68) | 38.7 | 0.0 (0.00–0.69) |
Coughinga | 87.9 | 0.0 (0.0–0.04) | 74.2 | 0.0 (0.00–0.03) | 61.3 | 0.0 (0.00–0.02) |
Sneezinga | 100 | 0.4 (0.13–0.57) | 100 | 0.2 (0.09–0.20) | 96.8 | 0.1 (0.02–0.09) |
Hernia | 80.6 | 1.0 (0.28–1.24) | 87.1 | 1.6 (0.79–2.38) | 87.1 | 1.8 (0.98–3.49) |