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Table 3 Results of the comparison between traditional and visual-only inspections

From: Development and test of a visual-only meat inspection system for heavy pigs in Northern Italy

 

Traditional

%

Visual-only

%

δ % over traditional

Relative δ % over traditional

Pneumonia

2709

6.96

1911

4.91

−2.05

−29.5

Pleuropneumonia

4150

10.66

6756

17.35

6.69

62.8

 Total respiratory

6859

17.62

8667

22.26

4.64

 

Hepatitis

6566

16.87

5594

14.37

−2.50

−14.8

Hepatosis/hepato-dystrophies

1

0.00

618

1.59

1.58

61,700

Peritonitis/perihepatitis

66

0.17

71

0.18

0.01

7.58

Enteritis

38

0.10

137

0.35

0.25

261

 Total digestive

6671

17.14

6420

16.49

−0.65

 

Nephritis

35

0.09

113

0.29

0.20

223

Nephrosis

163

0.42

224

0.58

0.16

37.4

Cryptorchidism

40

0.10

115

0.30

0.19

188

Total reproductive-urinary

238

0.61

452

1.16

0.55

 

Myocarditis

1

0.00

4

0.01

0.01

300

Pericarditis

575

1.48

1059

2.72

1.24

84.2

Total cardio-circulatory

576

1.48

1063

2.73

1.25

 

Dermatitis

520

1.34

858

2.20

0.87

65.0

Erysipelas

148

0.38

291

0.75

0.37

96.6

 Total tegumentary

668

1.72

1149

2.95

1.24

 

Arthritis

0

0.00

0

0.00

0.00

 

Muscle colour alteration (PSE/DFD)

0

0.00

4

0.01

0.01

 

Oedema/emaciation

3

0.01

4

0.01

0.00

33.3

 Total locomotor

3

0.01

8

0.02

0.01

 

Jaundice

4

0.01

9

0.02

0.01

125

Abscesses

454

1.17

422

1.08

−0.08

−7.05

Neoplasms / tumours

3

0.01

9

0.02

0.02

200

Biliary or faecal contamination

685

1.76

1161

2.98

1.22

69.5

Trauma

103

0.26

674

1.73

1.47

554

Lymphadenopathy

6

0.02

25

0.06

0.05

317

Splenomegaly

111

0.29

176

0.45

0.17

58.6

Petechial haemorrhages

1

0.00

0

0.00

0.00

−100

 Total other

1367

3.51

2476

6.36

2.85

 

 Tot lesions

16,382

 

20,235

   

 Tot Animals

38,929

 

38,929

   

 % lesions

42.09

 

51.98

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