Skip to main content
. 2013 Apr 30;9:88. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-9-88

Table 5.

Cluster description by categories of active and supplementary variables (Cluster 1 to 7)

Cluster Number of condemned animals (%) Variable category Cla/Mod1 Mod/Cla2 Global3 |v.test|
1
 9,268 (2.43%)
 Fecal contamination=1
 82.43
 100
 2.95
 Inf
Lungs=1
 10.92
 81.26
 18.10
 Inf
Heart=1
 14.79
 61.45
 10.10
 Inf
Abattoir number=7
 6.5
 18.44
 6.9
 37.52
Other motive=1
 6.56
 14.10
 5.23
 32.64
Age=[8;24 months old)
 4.1
 34.19
 20.30
 31.55
Sex=Non castrated male
 3.81
 39.95
 25.53
 30.75
2
 7,215 (1.89%)
 Bronchopneumonia=1
 15.39
 28.68
 3.53
 Inf
Pericarditis=1
 87.12
 100
 2.17
 Inf
Lungs=1
 4.81
 45.99
 18.10
 Inf
Heart=1
 18.68
 99.7
 10.10
 Inf
Abattoir number=6
 3.32
 39.58
 22.59
 32.64
Production type=Dairy cattle
 2.76
 51.34
 35.27
 28.15
Region=Basse-Normandie
 3.00
 33.83
 21.33
 24.74
3
 250,256 (65.65%)
 Abattoir number=3
 85.20
 10.28
 7.92
 Inf
Abattoir number=2
 77.97
 23.40
 19.70
 Inf
AMI abnormality=No
 66.98
 98.03
 96.09
 Inf
Region=Rhône-Alpes
 83.02
 6.61
 5.23
 Inf
Region=Franche-Comté
 82.73
 3.70
 2.94
 Inf
Region=Burgundy
 81.86
 6.61
 5.30
 Inf
Region=Auvergne
 76.63
 11.32
 9.70
 Inf
Macular telangiectasia=1
 87.65
 11.08
 8.30
 Inf
Liver fluke=1
 88.95
 25.61
 18.90
 Inf
Sclerosis=1
 80.97
 12.50
 10.13
 Inf
Abscess=1
 74.52
 26.74
 23.56
 Inf
Liver=1
 76.88
 79.07
 67.52
 Inf
Production type=Beef cattle
 71.97
 48.53
 44.27
 Inf
Age=≥10 years old
 74.72
 14.91
 13.10
 Inf
Age=[5;10 years old)
 71.21
 40.54
 37.37
 Inf
Sex=Female
 71.03
 75.73
 69.99
 Inf
4
 8,736 (2.29%)
 Abattoir number=6
 4.21
 41.49
 22.59
 Inf
Peritonitis=1
 63.52
 100
 3.61
 Inf
Preventive motive=1
 6.01
 31.44
 11.99
 Inf
Abscess=1
 4.18
 42.96
 23.56
 Inf
Viscera=1
 11.96
 78.45
 15.03
 Inf
Udder=1
 7.75
 17.89
 5.29
 Inf
Part of the carcass=1
 9.69
 54.17
 12.81
 Inf
Region=Basse-Normandie
 4.00
 37.21
 21.33
 34.28
5
 6,257 (1.64%)
 Congestion=1
 18.03
 7.88
 0.72
 Inf
Pleurisy
 22.99
 8.17
 0.58
 Inf
AMI abnormality=Yes
 8.75
 20.86
 3.91
 Inf
Peritonitis=1
 16.93
 37.22
 3.61
 Inf
Whole carcass=1
 40.91
 85.47
 3.43
 Inf
Viscera=1
 9.47
 86.69
 15.03
 Inf
Tongue=1
 42.38
 99.76
 3.86
 Inf
Head=1
 2.79
 99.68
 7.87
 Inf
Kidneys=1
 8.38
 98.16
 19.23
 Inf
Lungs=1
 7.93
 87.45
 18.10
 Inf
Udder=1
 21.89
 70.50
 5.29
 Inf
Liver=1
 2.40
 98.59
 67.52
 Inf
Heart=1
 16.15
 99.39
 10.10
 Inf
6
 15,538 (4.08%)
 Abattoir number=8
 13.26
 16.08
 4.94
 Inf
Abattoir number=6
 8.19
 45.40
 22.59
 Inf
Region=Haute-Normandie
 11.59
 15.37
 5.41
 Inf
Region=Champagne Ardennes
 20.49
 8.32
 1.66
 Inf
Region=Basse-Normandie
 7.39
 38.67
 21.33
 Inf
Production type=Mixed cattle
 7.66
 38.43
 20.46
 Inf
Age=[2;3.5 years old)
 26.65
 86.70
 13.26
 Inf
Sex=Castrated male
 91.00
 100
 4.48
 Inf
7 5,120 (1.34%) Abattoir number=6
 2.82
 47.40
 22.59
 Inf
Local muscular cysticercosis=1
 99.77
 100
 1.35
 Inf
Head=1
 12.87
 75.39
 7.87
 Inf
Heart=1
 4.36
 32.79
 10.10
 Inf
Age=[2;3.5 years old)
 3.03
 29.94
 13.26
 31.32
Sex=Castrated male
 4.65
 15.51
 4.48
 30.49
Region=Basse-Normandie 2.45 38.89 21.33 28.69

1 Proportion of cattle that had the variable category and were in the cluster e.g. 15.39% of cattle that had a bronchopneumonia lesion in the whole population were in the cluster 2.

2 Proportion of cattle in the cluster that had the variable category e.g. 28.68% of cattle in the cluster 2 had a bronchopneumonia lesion.

3 Proportion of cattle in the global population that had the variable category e.g. 3.53% of the whole population had a bronchopneumonia lesion.

Categories of supplementary variables are underlined. Categories are presented according to decreasing absolute value of v-test. Inf= infinite, AMI= Ante-Mortem Inspection.