Clinical signs | Scores (0: normal, 1: mild, 2: moderate, and 3: severe) |
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Fever | 0: < 39.5 °C 1: 39.5–40.5 °C 2: 40.6–41.0 °C 3: > 41.0 °C |
Behavior | 0: Normal 1: Decreased activity, mild to moderate clumsiness 2: Decreased external stimuli response 3: Markedly decreased or lack of external stimuli response, immobile, prostration |
Skin | 0: Normal 1: Body cyanotic areas (< 10%); minimal multifocal cutaneous necrosis and/or hemorrhages 2: Body cyanotic areas (11-25%); mild to moderate multifocal cutaneous necrosis and/or hemorrhages 3: Body cyanotic areas (> 25%); moderate to marked multifocal cutaneous necrosis and/or hemorrhages |
Digestive system | 0: Normal 1: Feces around the anus (mild diarrhea) 2: Feces covering posterior gluteus (moderate diarrhea) 3: Feces covering posterior gluteus with blood or extensive mucus (severe bloody diarrhea) |
Respiratory system | 0: Normal 1: Mild dyspnea (labored respiration) 2: Moderate dyspnea or cough 3: Marked dyspnea or severe labored respiration |
Body condition | 0: Normal, full stomach 1: Empty stomach, sunken flanks 2: Empty stomach, sunken flanks, loss of muscle mass 3: Emaciated |
Total | From 0 to 18 (over than three scores considered as the pigs showing clinical signs) |