Table 3.
Variance partitioning for most frequent lesions recorded in 2012–2018 at meat inspection of finishing pigs, sorted by frequency of occurrence (N = 166,658 slaughter batches).
| Lesion | Prevalence at individual carcass level (%) | VPCA (%) | VPCF (%) | VPCA:F (ratio) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleurisy/pericarditis | 13.58 | 0.95 | 19.49 | 0.05 |
| Parasitic liver damage | 4.92 | 1.34 | 31.03 | 0.04 |
| Mycoplasma-like lesions | 3.28 | 6.39 | 17.74 | 0.36 |
| Tail damage | 2.71 | 3.97 | 7.61 | 0.52 |
| Abscess (other than liver) | 1.39 | 1.75 | 2.21 | 0.79 |
| Other cause | 1.10 | 20.48 | 8.37 | 2.45 |
| Other pneumonia | 1.04 | 4.95 | 5.05 | 0.98 |
| Pleurisy and perihepatitis | 0.86 | 2.24 | 8.37 | 0.27 |
| Other liver damage | 0.82 | 3.33 | 7.3 | 0.46 |
| Joint injury | 0.74 | 6.17 | 7.31 | 0.84 |
| Chronic injury | 0.72 | 8.40 | 3.26 | 2.58 |
| Fibrinous pneumonia | 0.69 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Acute injury | 0.58 | 17.93 | 1.62 | 11.06 |