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Table 5 Odds ratio and 95% confidence interval (CI) for each animal-based welfare outcome associated with production stage (first weaner stage [S1], second weaner stage [S2], and finisher stage [S3])

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

 

S1 vs S2

S1 vs S3

S2 vs S3

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Absence of hunger

 Poor body condition

0.4*

0.32–0.52

0.2*

0.15–0.30

0.5*

0.37–0.76

Comfort around resting

 Bursitis

3.7*

2.83–4.77

6.6*

5.16–8.55

1.8*

1.50–2.18

Thermal comfort

 Huddling

0.2*

0.12–0.39

0.1*

0.02–0.18

0.2*

0.07–0.89

Injuries

 Lameness

3.3*

1.97–5.56

4.6*

2.75–7.66

1.4

0.94–2.01

 Skin lesions

1.2

0.89–1.58

1.4

1.01–1.80

1.1

0.85–1.52

 Tail lesions (overall)

1.5*

1.14–1.85

2.8*

2.19–3.52

1.9*

1.52–2.41

  Moderate lesions

1.5*

1.21–1.91

2.6*

2.12–3.30

1.7*

1.41–2.15

  Severe lesions

1.8

0.90–3.71

4.7*

2.46–9.07

2.6*

1.43–4.68

 Ear lesions (overall)

1.5

0.98–2.24

0.7

0.44–1.05

0.5*

0.30–0.71

  Moderate lesions

0.6*

0.44–0.85

0.3*

0.18–0.42

0.4*

0.28–0.70

  Severe lesions

2.5*

1.59–4.02

1.2

0.76–2.01

0.5*

0.31–0.78

 Flank lesions (overall)

5.2*

2.39–11.24

9.6*

4.49–20.34

1.8

1.08–3.14

  Moderate lesionsa

  Severe lesions

4.8*

2.12–10.81

9.1*

4.14–20.12

1.9

1.09–3.34

Disease

 Lethargic

0.3*

0.19–0.46

0.2*

0.14–0.41

0.8

0.44–1.54

 Hernia

1.8*

1.25–2.47

2.3*

1.68–3.29

1.3

0.98–1.83

  1. aModel did not converge
  2. *Significantly different from the reference category; P < 0.05
  3. The first mentioned production stage is the reference category within each column