Table 3 The prevalence of lesions at slaughter based on meat inspection data for organic sow + finisher herds and finisher herds with antimicrobials prescribed in 2016. The p-value reflects the statistical differences in prevalence of lesions at slaughter for the two types of herds
Sow + finisher herds (N = 19) | Finisher herds (N = 25) | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prevalence of lesions at slaughter (%) | Gastrointestinal | Min | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.3 |
1st quartile | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
Median | 0.07 | 0.04 | |||
3rd quartile | 0.10 | 0.09 | |||
Max | 3.85 | 0.20 | |||
Respiratory | Min | 1.37 | 3.51 | 0.3 | |
1st quartile | 7.6 | 11.6 | |||
Median | 11.9 | 23.9 | |||
3rd quartile | 27.0 | 28.7 | |||
Max | 47.8 | 59.3 | |||
Arthropathy | Min | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.2 | |
1st quartile | 0.80 | 0.62 | |||
Median | 1.55 | 1.01 | |||
3rd quartile | 2.43 | 1.70 | |||
Max | 14.8 | 2.94 | |||