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Table 1 Explanatory variables* among 304 Danish sows with shoulder ulcers

From: Treatment of shoulder ulcers in sows – rubber mats and zinc ointment compared to chlortetracycline spray

Variable

Levels

Mats (M) Number (%)

Antibiotic (A) Number (%)

Total**

Parity

Young (1–6)

138 (60.4)

136 (49.6)

 

Old (7–14)

15 (50.0)

15 (50.0)

304

Body condition

Lean

98 (53.3)

86 (46.7)

 

Fat

54 (46.2)

63 (53.9)

301

Side

Left

38 (41.8)

53 (58.2)

 

Right

113 (54.3)

95 (45.7)

299

Herd

1

47 (50.5)

46 (49.5)

 

2

53 (49.5)

54 (50.5)

 

3

53 (51.0)

51 (49.0)

304

  1. *: Parity, body condition, side of ulcer, and herd – divided according to type of treatment (M: mat and zinc ointment versus A: cutaneous antibiotic treatment alone).
  2. **: There were two or three missing observations for two of the explanatory variables.