Table 3 Prevalence of clinical signs in different body parts in the age groups studied
Body part | Clinical signs | Suckling piglets | Weaners | Fatteners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tail Base | no bristles | 39.1 | 19.8 | 3.9 |
swelling | 37.4 | 25.2 | 2.9 | |
redness | 4.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | |
exudation | 2.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | |
necrosis | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
any | 48.7 | 31.9 | 4.9 | |
Tail | swelling | 18.3 | 29.7 | 10.7 |
scab formation | 14.8 | 61.3 | 18.4 | |
rhagades | 9.6 | 21.6 | 2.9 | |
exudation | 18.3 | 58.6 | 15.5 | |
necrosis | 4.3 | 36.9 | 10.7 | |
ring lacings | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | |
bleeding | 1.7 | 15.3 | 0.0 | |
loss | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.6 | |
any | 32.2 | 68.1 | 21.4 | |
Ears | no bristles | 51.3 | 42.3 | 6.8 |
veins combusted | 44.3 | 69.4 | 31.1 | |
necrosis | 0.9 | 2.7 | 0.0 | |
any | 63.5 | 76.1 | 31.1 | |
Face | eye edema | 34.8 | 19.8 | 0.0 |
nasal edema | 2.6 | 3.6 | 0.0 | |
any | 34.8 | 19.5 | 0.0 | |
Teats | veins combusted | 48.7 | 15.3 | 0.0 |
swelling | 33.9 | 27.0 | 1.0 | |
redness | 8.7 | 34.2 | 0.0 | |
scab formation | 41.7 | 19.8 | 1.0 | |
necrosis | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | |
any | 75.7 | 56.6 | 1.0 | |
Thighs | veins combusted | 10.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Navel | inflammation | 40.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
Coronary bands | redness | 58.3 | 10.8 | 0.0 |
exudation | 93.0 | 8.1 | 0.0 | |
nekr | 25.2 | 1.8 | 0.0 | |
any | 94.8 | 13.3 | 0.0 | |
Claw wall | layers | 100.0 | 16.8 | 0.0 |
bulging | 34.8 | 8.8 | 1.0 | |
cleavage | 0.9 | 3.5 | 0.0 | |
cleft | 0.9 | 5.3 | 0.0 | |
bleeding | 5.2 | 32.7 | 6.8 | |
any | 100.0 | 41.6 | 7.8 | |
Soles | redness | 55.7 | 71.7 | 13.6 |
detachment | 6.1 | 28.3 | 23.3 | |
any | 55.7 | 74.3 | 28.2 | |
Heels | swelling | 100.0 | 92.9 | 61.2 |
redness | 93.0 | 61.1 | 10.7 | |
cracks | 6.1 | 45.1 | 82.5 | |
detachment | 0.0 | 34.5 | 18.4 | |
any | 100.0 | 94.7 | 89.3 |