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. 2018 Mar 23;8(4):44. doi: 10.3390/ani8040044

Table 2.

Summary of climate- and behaviour-related measurements in pens of 64 farms with weaners.

Measurement N Pens Average Median Min Max Stdev
Pigs per pen 349 27.2 18 3 311 34.8
Pen length (m) 348 3.69 3.0 2 31 3.30
Pen width (m) 348 2.45 2.1 1 8 1.29
Pens per room 349 7.61 7 1 24 4.09
Room length (m) 347 11.4 11.0 4 26 4.82
Room width (m) 347 6.39 5.0 2 23 4.51
Room height (m) 349 2.83 3.0 1 6 0.73
Outdoor temperature (°C) 349 9.42 8.0 0 27 6.01
Indoor temperature (°C) 349 25.5 26.0 18 30 2.28
CO2 level (ppm) 349 2770 2700 34 6200 1.15
NH3 level (ppm) 346 14.4 10.0 1 68 11.7
Pig fouling score 349 0.09 0.0 0 2 0.36
Pen fouling score 349 0.12 0.0 0 2 0.37
Eye score 349 0.14 0.0 0 3 0.49
Tail score 349 0.04 0.0 0 2 0.22
Ear score 349 0.18 0.0 0 2 0.48
Panting 349 0.19 0.0 0 10 1.02
Pumping 349 0.14 0.0 0 5 0.66
Sneezing/coughing 349 4.13 0.0 0 150 15.5
Huddling 349 0.22 0.0 0 2 0.52
Shivering 349 0.02 0.0 0 1 0.14
Lying separately 349 0.15 0.0 0 2 0.40
Posture 349 0.63 0.0 0 2 0.71
Standing pigs (n) 349 24.7 (91%) 14.0 0 300 34.3
Mortality (%) 64 4.56 3.0 0 17 31.6
Antibiotics 64 9.76 5.0 0 50 22.0
Space allowance (m2/pig) 349 0.42 0.36 0.15 3.38 0.34
Room volume (m3/pig) 349 1.39 1.2 1.0 4.38 0.73