Table 4 Incidental findings in post-mortem examination of 65 sows found dead (n = 27) or euthanized (n = 38) from 15 Finnish sow herds

Tooth wear

19

27

70.8

Degenerative joint disease

18

23

63.1

Skin lesions

9

20

44.6

Decubital ulcer

35.4

 Grade 1–2^a

8

10

 Grade 3–4^a

1

4

Periodontal disease

9

8

26.2

Pneumonia/pleuritis

2

15

26.2

Tooth fracture

7

9

24.6

Cystitis

3

11

21.5

Other joint disease

6

5

16.9

Miscellaneous

6

5

16.9

Tooth calculus

2

5

10.8

Gastric ulcer

2

4

9.2

Metritis

1

5

9.2

Nephritis

2

3

7.7

Hepatitis

0

4

6.2

Vulva lesion

0

5

6.2

Bruising

2

1

4.6

Enteritis

1

1

3.1

Arthritis

1

0

1.5

Bursitis

0

1

1.5

Gastritis

1

0

1.5

Mastitis

1

0

1.5

Myocarditis

0

1

1.5

Myositis

0

1

1.5

Pericarditis

0

1

1.5

Peritonitis

1

0

1.5