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Table 8 Summary of temporal clusters of high condemnation rates in Ontario Provincial abattoirs (2001-2007)

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

Partial condemnation reason

Timeframe

# Organ condemnations/# pigs processed

Condemnation rate/1000 pigs processed

RR

Lungs pneumonia

2001/1/8-2001/9/11

6786/270965

25.05

2.94

Kidneys nephritis

2001/10/30-2004/2/24

8829/914963

9.65

1.48

  1. Summary of statistically significant (p < 0.05) temporal clusters* of high partial carcass condemnation rates in Ontario Provincial abattoirs (2001-2007).**
  2. Descriptive statistics indicating total lungs and kidneys condemned/total number of pigs processed, corresponding condemnation rates per 1000 pigs processed and relative risks
  3. * SaTScan settings specified as maximum scanning window of 50% the study period.
  4. ** Descriptive statistics indicating total lungs and kidneys condemned/total number of pigs processed, corresponding condemnation rates per 1000 pigs processed and relative risks (RR).