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Table 2 Overall prevalence of condemnation codes from all aviary housed layers (n = 759,584)

From: Causes of carcass condemnation in Norwegian aviary housed layers

Cause of condemnationa

Layers

Proportion (%)

Abscess/Cellulitis

15,402

2.028

Peritonitis

2894

0.381

Dead on arrival

1705

0.224

Emaciation

1640

0.216

Discoloration/smell

1600

0.211

Acute skin lesions

1586

0.209

Ascites

1292

0.170

Tumors

323

0.043

Fractures

103

0.014

Salpingitis

75

0.010

Hepatitis

44

0.006

Arthritis

37

0.005

  1. aLayers slaughtered in one slaughterhouse in Norway from the period 01.01.2018–31.12.2020. Dead on arrival layers are included in the total number of layers (n = 759,584). One cause of condemnation was recorded per bird
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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

ISSN: 1751-0147