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Table 6 Lesions in the gastrointestinal 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) (%)

Gastric lesions

18.5

44.2

44.0

38.5

60.0

41.4

 Hyperkeratosis NG

18.5

40.3

32.0

36.5

54.3

37.7

 Ulceration NG

0

7.8

24.0

1.9

11.4

6.7

 Ulceration G

0

2.6

4.0

3.8

5.7

3.4

Intestinal inflammation

40.7

31.2

48.0

26.9

42.9

33.6

 Enteritis

33.3

19.5

36.0

19.2

37.1

24.6

 Colitis/typhlitis/proctitis

14.8

19.5

20.0

16.3

25.7

18.7

  1. Percentages of pigs with lesions in the gastrointestinal tract including gastric hyperkeratosis, gastric ulceration (NG = non-glandular part, G = glandular part), enteritis, and colitis/typhlitis/proctitis. The diagnoses were based on gross evaluation supplemented by histological evaluation