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Table 5 The parameter estimates of the final generalized linear model describing the probability of a farm having post-weaning diarrhoea.

From: Risk factors for post-weaning diarrhoea on piglet producing farms in Finland

Variable

Estimated

LCLd 95%

UCLd 95%

P

Intercept

0.115

-0.992

1.222

0.84a

Feeding regimen: Feed restriction with two meals a day (F-R2M) vs. Three or more meals a day with or without feed restriction or ad libitum feeding (F-OTHER)

1.564

0.176

2.951

0.02b

Temperature control: Automatic vs. Manual

-1.306

-2.541

-0.072

0.03b

Number of sowsc

0.0321

5.50 × 10-4

0.064

0.02b

A feeder as an only feed supply in a pen after weaning: Yes/No

1.277

-0.217

15.981

0.08b

  1. LCL = Lower confidence limit UCL = Upper confidence limit
  2. a Significance estimated by t-test
  3. b Significance estimated by multiple Wald test
  4. c Number of sows is corrected to the average sow number in the data (n = 60).
  5. d Values are given in Loge-scale.