Table 22.
Conventional | Elevated pens | Enriched cages | Floor | Organic | Outdoor | |||||||
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Rank | Welfare consequence | Welfare score | Welfare consequence | Welfare score | Welfare consequence | Welfare score | Welfare consequence | Welfare score | Welfare consequence | Welfare score | Welfare consequence | Welfare score |
1 | Restriction of Movement | 1.29 | Skin disorder | 0.17 | Restriction of movement | 1.34 | Gastrointestinal disorder | 0.25 | Resting problem | 0.16 | Gastrointestinal disorder | 0.30 |
2 | Inability to express gnawing behaviour | 0.41 | Resting problem | 0.10 | Skin disorder | 0.31 | Skin disorder | 0.24 | Gastrointestinal disorder | 0.14 | Respiratory disorder | 0.25 |
3 | Resting problem | 0.32 | Gastrointestinal disorder | 0.09 | Gastrointestinal disorder | 0.08 | Prolonged hunger | 0.23 | Respiratory disorders | 0.12 | Fear | 0.25 |
4 | Inability to express positive social behaviour | 0.17 | Inability to express gnawing behaviour | 0.06 | Inability to express gnawing behaviour | 0.05 | Resting Problem | 0.17 | Heat stress | 0.11 | Prolonged hunger | 0.20 |
5 | Prolonged hunger | 0.14 | Fear | 0.06 | Resting problem | 0.04 | Skin lesion | 0.10 | Fear | 0.11 | Resting Problem | 0.15 |