Table 1 Total number and percentage of pigs slaughtered in slaughterhouse A and slaughterhouse B with injured and shortened tails
From: Scoring tail damage in pigs: an evaluation based on recordings at Swedish slaughterhouses
Slaughterhouse A | Slaughterhouse B | |
|---|---|---|
Total number pigs | 6837 | 8231 |
Injured (score 1-5) and/or shortened tail (%) | ||
All pigs | 7.0 | 7.2 |
Males | 8.5 | 9.1 |
Females | 5.5 | 5.2 |
Major injury (score 3-5) and/or shorter tail (%) | ||
All pigs | 6.3 | 7.2 |
Males | 7.8 | 9.1 |
Females | 4.7 | 5.2 |
Less than half tail remaining (%) | ||
All pigs | 1.5 | 1.9 |