Table 4.

Effect of sociodemographic factors on pain perception associated with routine husbandry practices in lambs. Results of the linear regression models testing pain scores for each husbandry practice.

Main Effect	Husbandry Practice
	Castration	Hoof Trimming	Deworming	Vaccinating	Identification	Tail Docking	Shearing
Gender	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns
Age (years)	ns	ns	p < 0.05	p < 0.05	ns	ns	ns
Education	ns	p < 0.05	p < 0.05	p < 0.05	p < 0.05	p < 0.05	ns
Experience	ns	ns	ns	p < 0.05	ns	ns	ns
Flock size	ns	p < 0.05	p < 0.05	p < 0.05	ns	ns	ns
Farm size	ns	p < 0.05	p < 0.05	p < 0.05	ns	ns	ns

* ns: Not significant effect (p > 0.05).