Table 2 Clinical observations recorded during 2-weekly sampling visits and slaughter lung evaluation
From: The use of oral fluids to monitor key pathogens in porcine respiratory disease complex
Weeks 5 to 8 | Weeks 9 to 15 | Week 16 to finish | Pigs evaluated at slaughter/Number of pigs in the batch at weaning | Average EP-like lesion score at slaughter | Prevalence (%) of pleurisy lesions at slaughter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A1 | Respiratory (+) Neurological (+) | Respiratory (++) | Respiratory (++) | 250/786 | 1.2 | 12 |
A2 | No signs observed | No signs observed | No signs observed | 248/1005 | 1.4 | 1 |
B1 | Enteric (+) | Respiratory (+) Neurological (++) | Respiratory (+) Tail biting. (+) | 202/1204 | 1.4 | 6 |
B2 | Enteric (+++) Respiratory (++) | Neurological (+), Enteric (+) Respiratory (+++), Wasting (++) Uneven growth (+++) | Respiratory (++) Wasting (+) Uneven growth (+++) | 126/1063 | 7.8 | 1 |
C1 | Respiratory (+) Neurological (+) Enteric (+) | Respiratory (++) Musculoskeletal (+) | Uneven growth (++) Musculoskeletal (+) Respiratory (+) | 163/709 | 4.7 | 1 |
C2 | No signs observed | Respiratory (+) | Respiratory (+++) | 157/1105 | 1.9 | 2 |