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Table 4 Pigs with lesions in the respiratory tract

From: Lesions and pathogens found in pigs that died during the nursery period in five Danish farms

 

Herd 1

(n = 27) (%)

Herd 2

(n = 77) (%)

Herd 3

(n = 25) (%)

Herd 4 (n = 104) (%)

Herd 5 (n = 35) (%)

All

(n = 268) (%)

Rhinitis

0

1.3

4

1.9

8.6

3

Lung lesions

70.4

37.7

40.0

53.8

65.7

51.1

 Bronchopneumonia

22.4

13.0

4.0

27.9

40.0

22.4

 Embolic pneumonia

11.1

1.3

0

3.8

5.7

3.7

 Interstitial pneumonia

3.7

1.3

0

1.9

2.9

1.9

Lung oedema

25.9

18.2

8.0

5.8

0

10.8

Other

7.4

3.9

28.0

14.4

17.1

12.3

Pleuritis

14.8

18.2

0

9.6

8.6

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  1. Pigs with lesions in the respiratory tract including rhinitis, bronchopneumonia, embolic pneumonia, interstitial pneumonia, lung oedema, other lung lesions and pleuritis. The diagnoses were based on gross evaluation supplemented by histological evaluation