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Table 3 Potential clinical findings in sow shoulders

From: Scoring shoulder ulcers in breeding sows – is a distinction between substantial and insubstantial animal welfare-related lesions possible on clinical examination?

Skin

Hairless

 

Yes/No

Intact

 

Yes/No

Reddening

 

Yes/No

Skin lesion

Scratch

 

Yes/No

Scratches (≥ 2)

 

Yes/No

Scar

 

Yes/No

Proliferation of wound margins (powm)

 

Yes/No

Scab

 

yes/no

 

Diameter (cm)

Mass

>  4 cm

Yes/No

Fluctuation

Yes/No

Relocatable

Yes/No

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Porcine Health Management

ISSN: 2055-5660

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