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Table 1 Severity score for ear lesions and tail biting injuries

From: Selection for social genetic effects in purebred pigs improves behaviour and handling of their crossbred progeny

Score

Definition

1

No injury recorded

2

Red or 1 to 2 small bite marks

3

More than two bite marks

4

Wound in which individual bite marks have become amalgamated into a damaged area of tissue

  1. For ear lesions, if the pig had > 1 ear lesion, then only the most severe ear lesion on the pig was scored
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