Suitability and limitations of portion-specific abattoir data as part of an early warning system for emerging diseases of swine in Ontario

Table 1 Number of lungs condemned and condemnation rates by census agricultural region (CAR) and season

CAR	# of lungs condemned/# pigs processed	Lung condemnation rate per 1000 pigs processed	Season	# of lungs condemned/# pigs processed	Lung condemnation rate per 1000 pigs processed
Central Ont.	1232/120 424	10.23	Winter	7149/567 397	12.60
Eastern Ont.	334/59 798	5.59	Spring	6652/561 568	11.85
Northern Ont.	17/21 701	0.78	Summer	5516/557 768	9.89
Southern Ont.	5883/1 141 959	5.15	Fall	5062/577 676	8.76
Western Ont.	16913/920 527	18.37

Number of lungs condemned and condemnation rates by census agricultural region (CAR) and season in market hogs (pigs) in provincially-inspected abattoirs in Ontario during 2001-2007.

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