Porcine Health Management

Table 3 Summary of clinical signs and rectal temperature of representative pigs in a group with respiratory infection

From: Effect of oral KETOPROFEN treatment in acute respiratory disease outbreaks in finishing pigs

		DAY 0		DAY 3		DAY 30
Variable	Treatment group
		N	N (%) of animals	N	N (%) of animals	N	N (%) of animals
Cough	Placebo	80	9 (11.3)^a	80	0 (0)^b	50	0 (0)^b
	Ketoprofen	80	7 (8.8)^a	79	0 (0)^b	50	0 (0)
Tear staining	Placebo	80	41 (51.2)	80	46 (56.3)	50	29 (58)
	Ketoprofen	80	42 (52.5)	79	42 (53.2)	50	34 (68)
Bitten tail	Placebo	80	20 (25)	80	13 (16.3)^b	50	15 (30)^c
	Ketoprofen	80	16 (20)	79	18 (22.8)	50	14 (28)
			°C mean ± sd		°C mean ± sd		°C mean ± sd
Rectal temperature	Placebo	80	39.8 ± 0.6^a	80	39.4 ± 0.4^b,A	80	39.3 ± 0.2^b
	Ketoprofen	80	40.0 ± 0.8^a	80	39.1 ± 0.4^b,B	80	39.3 ± 0.3^c

Pigs were given oral ketoprofen (3 mg/day) or a placebo during DAY 1–3. The clinical inspections were performed before treatment (DAY 0), on the last day of treatment (DAY 3) and on DAY 30
^a,b,cValues with different superscripts within the same row differ significantly, p ≤ 0.05
^A,BValues with different superscripts within the same column differ significantly, p = 0.01

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