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. 2024 Jun 8;14(12):1730. doi: 10.3390/ani14121730

Table 2.

Additional health parameters were assessed.

Health Parameter Description/Scores Individual or Group Level
Coughing The pig cough Group
Sneezing The pig sneeze Group
Pumping The pig’s breathing is heavy and laboured and its chest is raising and falling with each breath Group
Huddling A pig is lying with more than half of its body in contact with another pig Group
Shivering A slow and irregular vibration of any body part or the whole body Group
Panting Breathing rapidly in short gasps carried out with the mouth Group
Body condition score 0 = good condition; 1 = lean animal: visible spin, hip, or pin bones Individual
Skin condition 0 = no skin inflammation or discolouration; 1 = up to 10% of the skin is inflamed, discoloured, or spotted; 2 = more than 10% of the skin is inflamed, discoloured, or spotted Individual
Tail lesions 0 = no lesions on the tail; 1= superficial biting but no fresh blood or swelling; 2 = fresh blood and swelling Individual
Manure on the body 0 = up to 20% of the body is soiled; 1= more than 20% but less than 50% of the body is soiled; 2 = over 50% of the body is soled Individual