Table 3 Macroscopical findings regarding joints and claws of the three pigs
|
Pig 1 (female, 45 kg) |
Pig 2 (male, 32 kg) |
Pig 3 (female, 39 kg) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joints |
Elbow and tarsal joint: Slightly increased amount of synovia, turbid synovia, redness of synovialis. |
Carpal joint: Subcutaneous edema of the joint. Knee joint: Slight increase in synovia, turbid synovia. |
Carpal joint: Slightly increased amount of synovia, turbid synovia, redness of synovialis. Tarsal joint: Subcutaneous edema of the joint. |
| Claws |
Both claws of both forelimbs: Medial dew claws: 2 × 1 cm2 lesion at the lateral wall. All dew claws: skin of the coronary band not intact. Left claw of hindlimb: Lateral claw and dew claw each: 1 × 1 cm2 lesion at lateral wall. All claws: Superficial erosive heel lesions (horn detachment at the heel sole horn). |
Lateral claw of left forelimb: Upper sole layer lost, lower layers appear dark and rough. All claws: Superficial horn detachments in the cranial parts of the heel sole horn. |
Lateral claws of both forelimbs: Wall horn fissures in the caudal part with slight wall horn detachment from corium in an area of 0.5 × 1 cm2. |
| X-ray pictures |
Hips (66 kV, 30 mAs), knees (50 kV, 20 mAs), shoulders/elbows (60 kV, 25 mAs), tarsal joints (50 kV, 10 mAs). |
Hips (60 kV, 25 mAs), knees (50 kV, 10 mAs). |
Hips (65 kV, 25 mAs), knees (50 kV, 15 mAs) left shoulders/elbows (60 kV, 20 mAs), tarsal joints (50 kV, 10 mAs). |