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 |