Table 2 Most common clinical signs observed by the farmer in sows (n = 65) within 30 days preceding death or euthanasia, according to primary pathological-anatomical diagnosis (PAD-1) category. Prevalences are given as number of sows with the finding (proportion within PAD-1 category). More than one sign per sow could be reported
From: Pathological findings in spontaneously dead and euthanized sows – a descriptive study
PAD-1 category | Lameness | Lyinga | Inappe-tence | Fever | Uterine discharge | Respira-tory | No signs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inflammatory, other than locomotor (n = 20) | 0 | 2 (10%) | 6 (30%) | 2 (10%) | 2 (10%) | 1 (5%) | 7 (35%) |
Locomotor, inflammatory (n = 11) | 9 (82%) | 5 (46%) | 4 (36%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Locomotor, non-inflammatory (n = 8) | 7 (88%) | 3 (38%) | 2 (25%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (13%) |
Cardiogenic (n = 3) | 1 (33%) | 1 (33%) | 2 (66%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Miscellaneous (n = 8) | 1 (13%) | 0 | 2 (25%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (25%) |
Unknown, susp. cardiogenic | 1 (17%) | 1 (17%) | 1 (17%) | 0 | 0 | 2 (33%) | 1 (17%) |
Unknown (n = 9) | 3 (33%) | 5 (56%) | 1 (11%) | 0 | 0 | 1 (11%) | 2 (22%) |