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Table 10 Correlations between the interest of the Stockperson and the AWI, the category scores and the scores for the individual indicators.

From: An on-farm investigation of beef suckler herds using an animal welfare index (AWI)

Indicators

Significance

Rs

AWI

P < 0.001

0.42

Stockpersonship score

P < 0.001

0.67

Feed cleanliness

P = 0.012

0.62

Cleanliness of floor

P = 0.01

0.47

Outdoors - water trough cleanliness

P = 0.001

0.44

Lameness (less)

P < 0.001

0.43

Health

P = 0.023

0.42

Cleanliness of animals

P = 0.003

0.40

Artificial light

P = 0.025

0.37

Weaning

P = 0.023

0.35

Space allowance per animal

P = 0.016

0.33

Environment Score

P = 0.009

0.30

Locomotion score

P = 0.023

0.29

Social score

P = 0.026

0.27