Table 1.
Information provided by the 12 farms involved in the study about the 522 cull sows.
| Parameter | Category | Prevalence | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing (% sows) | Crated/loose | Crated | 51.3 |
| Loose | 8.8 | ||
| NA | 39.8 | ||
| Single/group | Single | 56.9 | |
| Group | 4.8 | ||
| NA | 38.3 | ||
| Culling reason (% sows) | Reproduction | 24.5 | |
| Age | 22.2 | ||
| Health (physical problems) | 10.9 | ||
| Other | 4.8 | ||
| NA | 37.5 | ||
| Parity | Median | 5 | |
| IQR | [2, 3] | ||
| Range | (1–11) | ||
| Parity 1 | 3.3 | ||
| Parity > 6 | 27.8 | ||
| NA | 29.9 | ||
| Feed intake the last 24 h (% sows) | Yes | 60.3 | |
| No | 0 | ||
| NA | 39.7 | ||
Missing data (data not available, NA) are presented as percentage of sows. IQR: Interquartile range.