The present paper focuses on evaluating the interobserver reliability of the 'Welfare Quality(®) Animal Welfare Assessment Protocol for Growing Pigs'. The protocol for growing pigs mainly consists of a Qualitative Behaviour Assessment (QBA), direct behaviour observations (BO) carried out by instantaneous scan sampling and checks for different individual parameters (IP), e.g. presence of tail biting, wounds and bursitis. Three trained observers collected the data by performing 29 combined assessments, which were done at the same time and on the same animals; but they were carried out completely independent of each other. The findings were compared by the calculation of Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficients (RS), Intraclass Correlation Coefficients (ICC), Smallest Detectable Changes (SDC) and Limits of Agreements (LoA). There was no agreement found concerning the adjectives belonging to the QBA (e.g. active: RS: 0.50, ICC: 0.30, SDC: 0.38, LoA: -0.05 to 0.45; fearful: RS: 0.06, ICC: 0.0, SDC: 0.26, LoA: -0.20 to 0.30). In contrast, the BO showed good agreement (e.g. social behaviour: RS: 0.45, ICC: 0.50, SDC: 0.09, LoA: -0.09 to 0.03 use of enrichment material: RS: 0.75, ICC: 0.68, SDC: 0.06, LoA: -0.03 to 0.03). Overall, observers agreed well in the IP, e.g. tail biting (RS: 0.52, ICC: 0.88; SDC: 0.05, LoA: -0.01 to 0.02) and wounds (RS: 0.43, ICC: 0.59, SDC: 0.10, LoA: -0.09 to 0.10). The parameter bursitis showed great differences (RS: 0.10, ICC: 0.0, SDC: 0.35, LoA: -0.37 to 0.40), which can be explained by difficulties in the assessment when the animals moved around quickly or their legs were soiled. In conclusion, the interobserver reliability was good in the BO and most IP, but not for the parameter bursitis and the QBA.

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本文的重点是评估 “福利质量 (®) 种猪动物福利评估协议。生长猪的方案主要包括定性行为评估 (QBA),通过瞬时扫描采样进行的直接行为观察 (BO),并检查不同的个体参数 (IP),例如是否存在咬尾,伤口和滑囊炎。三名训练有素的观察员通过执行29项综合评估来收集数据,这些评估是在同一时间对同一只动物进行的; 但是它们是完全独立地进行的。通过计算Spearman等级相关系数 (RS),类内相关系数 (ICC),最小可检测变化 (SDC) 和协议限制 (LoA) 来比较研究结果。关于QBA的形容词没有达成一致意见 (例如,主动: RS: 0.50,ICC: 0.30,SDC: 0.38,LoA: -0.05至0.45; 恐惧: RS: 0.06,ICC: 0.0,SDC: 0.26,LoA: -0.20至0.30)。相比之下,BO表现出良好的一致性 (例如社会行为: RS: 0.45,ICC: 0.50,SDC: 0.09,LoA: -0.09 0.03使用浓缩材料: RS: 0.75,ICC: 0.68,SDC: 0.06,LoA: -0.03至0.03)。总体而言,观察员在知识产权方面非常同意,例如咬尾 (RS: 0.52,ICC: 0.88; SDC: 0.05,LoA: -0.01至0.02) 和伤口 (RS: 0.43,ICC: 0.59,SDC: 0.10,LoA: -0.09至0.10)。参数滑囊炎显示出很大的差异 (RS: 0.10,ICC: 0.0,SDC: 0.35,LoA: -0.37至0.40),这可以用动物快速移动或腿部被弄脏时评估中的困难来解释。总之,观察者间的可靠性在BO和大多数IP中是良好的,但对于参数滑囊炎和QBA则不是。

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