Table 10. Correlation between the results of the indicators of the Welfare Quality® protocol and environmental-based parameters
Indicators of the Welfare Quality® Protocol | TEM | RH | AS | TAB | AC | AE | H2S | NH3 | CO2 |
Manure score 1 | | | −0.681* | | | | | | |
Manure score 2 | | | | | | 0.689* | | | |
Lameness score1 | | | −0.781* | | | | 0.789* | | |
Lameness score 2 | | | | | | | | | 0.725* |
Coughing | | −0.692* | | 0.730* | | | | | |
Sneezing | | | | | 0.683* | 0.700* | 0.778* | | |
Abnormal skin | −0.730* | | | | | | | | |
Hernia score 1 | | | −0.718* | | | | | | |
Positive social behavior | | | | | | | | −0.717* | |
Fearful | | | | | | | 0.687* | | |
Calm | | | | | | | | | −0.728* |
Content | | | | | | | | −0.733* | |
Enjoying | | | | | | | | −0.750* | |
Sociable | | | | | | | | −0.767* | −0.800** |
Playful | | | | | | | | −0.867** | −0.667* |
Listless | | | −0.766* | | | | | | |
Lively | | | | | | | | −0.800** | |
Indifferent | | | −0.843** | −0.746* | | | | | |
Irritable | | | −0.795* | −0.698* | | | | | |
Aimless | | | | | | | | 0.711* | 0.879** |
Happy | | | | | | | | −0.817** | −0.783* |
Distressed | | | | | | | | 0.845** | |
p < 0.05 (2-tailed),
p < 0.001 (2-tailed).
TEM, temperature (°C); RH, relative humidity (%); AS, air speed (m/s); TAB, total airborne bacteria (CFU/m3); AC, airborne total coliform (CFU/m3); AE, airborne total Escherichia coli (CFU/m3).