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Table 5 Correlation coefficients for selected parameters by culling reasons

From: Analysis of the lifetime and culling reasons for AI boars

Item

LSV

LL

LP

ID

OA

RD

OT

Daily gain/age of semen collection entry

0.26*

−0.07

0.09

0.21*

0.32*

−0.16

0.14

Daily gain/boar herd life

0.12

−0.44*

0.03

0.05

0.28*

0.08

−0.01

Lean meat content/age of semen collection entry

0.08

0.17

0.34*

−0.14

0.23*

−0.34*

−0.11

Lean meat content/boar herd life

0.16

−0.49*

0.31*

0.18

0.05

0.01

0.13

  1. LSV low semen value, LL low or lack of libido, LP leg problems, ID infectious diseases, OA old age, RD reduced demand for semen of the given boar, OT others
  2. * – correlation statistically significant, with P ≤ 0.05