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Table 4 p-values of the individual Fisher tests comparing green versus red cluster

From: Reliability of operational data from pig herds and performance ratings by veterinarians and pig farmers collected during telephone interviews for the evaluation of a PCV2 piglet vaccination

Independent X-variable

p-value (Fisher test)

 

Group 1

Group 2

Reasons for using the vaccine were either wasting, mortality or PDNS, but were not respiratory diseases, enteritis and/or marketing. (veterinarians' answer)

0.423

0.144

Diagnosis of other diseases than PCVD

0.071

1.000

Acclimatisation of gilts

0.258

na

Vaccination of sows against PRRSV

0.395

na

Vaccination of gilts against PRRSV

0.334

na

Frequency of iron injection in piglets

0.040

na

Age of piglets when vaccinated against PCV2

0.075

na

Reasons for using the vaccine were either wasting, mortality or PDNS, but were not respiratory diseases, enteritis and/or marketing (farmers' answer)

0.031

0.531

Overall health status of the pig herd prior to the use of the PCV2 vaccine (veterinarians' answer)

0.001

0.123

Overall health status of the pig herd prior to the use of the PCV2 vaccine (farmers' answer)

0.000

0.000

Time between first use of the PCV2 vaccine and the telephone interview

na

0.725

Change in the timing of PCV2 vaccination since started

na

0.058

Actual use of the PCV2 vaccine at the time of the interview (veterinarians' answer)

na

0.343

Actual use of the PCV2 vaccine at the time of the interview (farmers' answer)

na

0.285

  1. na: not applicable.