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Table 5 Agreement between gross and histological assessment of lung lesions

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

  

Histology

  

Bronco-pneu

Embolic pneu

Interstitial pneu

Lung oedema

Other lesions

No lesions

Necropsy

Broncho-pneu

41 (32.3%)

3 (2.4%)

2 (1.6%)

5 (3.9%)

19 (15.0%)

2 (1.6%)

Embolic pneu

0

1 (0.8%)

0

0

0

0

Interstitial pneu

3 (2.4%)

3 (2.4%)

2 (1.6%)

9 (7.1%)

2 (1.6%)

3 (2.4%)

Lung oedema

0

1(0.8%)

0

8 (6.3%)

2 (1.6%)

0

Other lesions

4 (3.1%)

0

1 (0.8%)

7 (5.5%)

7 (5.5%)

2 (1.6%)

No lesions

0

0

0

0

0

0

  1. Agreement between gross and histological assessment of lung lesions in 127 pigs. Numbers and percentages in brackets of pigs diagnosed with bronchopneumonia, embolic pneumonia, interstitial pneumonia, lung oedema, other lesions, or no lesions in the lungs are presented