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. 2021 Oct 15;11:20547. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-99741-8

Table 2.

Matched sets of pigs engaged in tail biting and controls.

Set Pig ID Sex Age (days) Farm Category Pen # Tail damage
1 TB1 Female 104 Experimental Biter (victim) 105 Mild
1 TB2 Female 104 Experimental Biter 105
1 TB3 Female 104 Experimental victim 105 Moderate
1 TB4 Female 103 Experimental Control 106
2 TB5 Male 164 Commercial Biter 403
2 TB6 Male 164 Commercial Control 443
2 TB7 Male 164 Commercial Victim 403 Moderate
3 TB8 Male 95 Commercial Biter 222
3 TB9 Male 95 Commercial Control 221
3 TB10 Male 95 Commercial victim 222 Moderate
4 TB11 Female 119 Experimental Biter 105
4 TB12 Male 119 Experimental Victim 105 Severe
4 TB13 Female 119 Experimental Control 106
4 TB14 Male 119 Experimental Control 106
5 TB15 Male 109 Experimental Victim 706 Moderate
5 TB16 Male 109 Experimental Control 701
5 TB17 Male 109 Experimental Biter 706
6 TB19 Male 70 Experimental Biter (victim) 312 Moderate
6 TB20 Male 70 Experimental Victim 312 Severe
6 TB26 Male 70 Experimental Control 311
7 TB18 Male 70 Experimental Victim 312 Severe
7 TB23 Male 70 Experimental Biter 312
7 TB28 Male 70 Experimental Control 310
8 TB21 Male 70 Experimental Biter (victim) 312 Severe
8 TB22 Male 70 Experimental Victim 312 Severe
8 TB27 Male 70 Experimental Control 311
9 TB24 Male 70 Experimental Bitera 313
9 TB25 Male 69 Experimental Victim 313 Severe
9 TB29 Male 70 Experimental Control 310

aThe biter in set 9 could not be identified with certainty according to our definition of a tail biter pig. Three individuals identified as a biter had wounds on their tail and so were also classified as victims.