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Table 1 Piglet age and weight, number of femurs processed for histological validation and available CT scans

From: Consequences of the natural course of articular osteochondrosis in pigs for the suitability of computed tomography as a screening tool

Interval

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

Mean piglet age in days (range: -5/+7 days)

75

89

103

117

131

145

159

173

Mean piglet weight in kg

26

36

46

56

68

83

98

116

Weight range in kg

20-38

27-46

36-57

44-71

54-82

66-96

79-112

96-128

Number of left distal femurs processed for histological validation

0

1

1

2

2

2

2

7*

Number of piglets scanned

18

18

17

16

14

12

10

7*

Cumulative number of scans available

18

36

53

69

83

95

105

112

  1. *The piglet identified as piglet number 11 in Table 2 constituted a drop-out from histological validation at the 8th interval.