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. 2012 May 28;54(1):32. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-54-32

Table 1.

Total number and percentage of pigs slaughtered in slaughterhouse A and slaughterhouse B with injured and shortened tails

 
Slaughterhouse A
Slaughterhouse B
Total number pigs 6837 8231
Injured (score 1-5) and/or shortened tail (%)
All pigs
7.0
7.2
Males
8.5
9.1
Females
5.5
5.2
Major injury (score 3-5) and/or shorter tail (%)
All pigs
6.3
7.2
Males
7.8
9.1
Females
4.7
5.2
Less than half tail remaining (%)
All pigs 1.5 1.9