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Table 4 Prevalence of lesions found at slaughter in organic herds with and without AMU in 2016. The prevalence is presented for the three predominant indications in Danish pigs. The p-value reflects the statistical differences in prevalence of lesions at slaughter for herds with and without AMU

From: Antimicrobial prescription data in Danish national database validated against treatment records in organic pig farms and analysed for associations with lesions found at slaughter

 

Herds with AMU (N = 33)

Herds without AMU (N = 11)

P-value

Prevalence of lesions at slaughter (%)

Gastrointestinal

Min

0.00

0.00

0.4

1st

0.00

0.00

Median

0.06

0.04

3rd

0.09

0.12

Max

0.20

3.85

Respiratory

Min

3.51

1.37

0.7

1st

10.21

7.64

Median

14.50

18.52

3rd

28.68

29.14

Max

59.30

33.81

Arthropathy

Min

0.05

0.37

0.3

1st

0.65

0.63

Median

1.09

1.25

3rd

1.73

2.44

Max

3.33

14.81