Table 2.
Results of the on-farm clinical examination of 522 cull sows on the day of transportation to slaughter
| Clinical measure | Percentage of sows, % | |
|---|---|---|
| General condition | Normal | 97.3 |
| Other | 1.0 | |
| NA | 1.7 | |
| Body condition score | ≤2 | 3.4 |
| >2–<4 | 88.8 | |
| 4 | 13.0 | |
| NA | 1.7 | |
| Respiration quality | Normal | 97.9 |
| Forced | 0.6 | |
| Superficial | 0.8 | |
| NA | 0.8 | |
| Head shape | Normal | 99.2 |
| Asymmetry/swellings | 0.4 | |
| NA | 0.4 | |
| Belly shape | Normal | 99.0 |
| Abnormal | 0.2 | |
| NA | 0.8 | |
| Body hair cover | Normal | 92.5 |
| Long | 3.8 | |
| NA | 3.6 | |
| Hoof length | Normal | 92.3 |
| Long | 7.3 | |
| NA | 0.4 | |
| Length of accessory digits | Normal | 92.7 |
| Long | 6.9 | |
| NA | 0.4 | |
| Lameness scorea | 0:Normal | 87.0 |
| 1:Abnormal gait | 9.6 | |
| 2:Lame | 0.8 | |
| NA | 2.7 | |
| Leg muscle volume | Normal | 84.5 |
| Abnormal on one leg | 8.8 | |
| Abnormal on more than one leg | 5.9 | |
| NA | 0.8 | |
| Vulva lesions | None | 92.3 |
| >1 | 7.3 | |
| NA | 0.4 | |
| Vulva smell | No smell | 96.2 |
| Smell | 1.0 | |
| NA | 2.7 | |
| Color of mucosa | Normal | 95.4 |
| Pinkish | 1.7 | |
| Pale | 1.9 | |
| Very red | 0.4 | |
| Bluish | – | |
| NA | 0.6 | |
NA = data not available for this measure.
aScale 0–3; Two sows could not be transported due to lameness score 3 and stayed on-farm. This data set contains only animals sent for slaughter.