Table III.
Correlation between the prevalence of M. hyopneumoniae colonization at weaning (independent variable) and evidence of infection at slaughter (dependent variables)
Dependent variable | r2 | P-value |
---|---|---|
Average lung lesion score | 0.5304 | 0.0009 |
Percentage of affected lungs | 0.6448a | 0.0001a |
Detection of DNA in bronchi | 0.5455 | 0.0007 |
Seroconversion | 0.5079 | 0.0009 |
By nonparametric correlation analysis (Spearman rank correlations).