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Descriptive statistics of sows/gilts found dead or euthanized |
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| Found dead |
Euthanised |
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| Total number |
32 |
98 |
| Proportion of all removed during the study |
3.9% |
12.0% |
| Proportion of sows in production (SIP) |
2.1% |
6.5% |
| Post mortem examined |
17 |
79 |
| Proportion post mortem examined |
53% |
81% |
| Parity number, mean (min-max) |
2.8 (0–7) |
2.1 (0–7) |
| Weight (kg), mean (min-max) |
220 (116–322) |
176 (104–240) |
| Backfat depth (mm), mean (min-max) |
19.8 (10–28) |
15.7 (4–35) |
| Body score *, mean (min-max) |
2.6 (1–3) |
2.8 (1–4) |
| Medically treated a short time before death |
29% |
58% |
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* body score using a 5-grade scale (1 = cachectic; 3 = normal; 5 = obese). Data were collected from January 22 to September 4 2006 from a large Swedish herd. | ||
Engblom et al. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2008 50:25 doi:10.1186/1751-0147-50-25 |
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