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Table 8 Agreement between gross and histological assessment of joints

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

  

Histology

  

Arthritis

Synovial proliferation

Other

No lesions

Necropsy

Arthritis

42 (51.2%)

2 (2.4%)

1 (1.2%)

2 (2.4%)

Synovial proliferation

11 (13.4%)

8 (9.8%)

4 (4.9%)

5 (6.1%)

Other

4 (4.9%)

1 (1.2%)

1 (1.2%)

1 (1.2%)

No lesions

0

0

0

0

  1. Agreement between gross and histological assessment of joints from 82 pigs. Numbers and percentages in brackets of pigs diagnosed with arthritis, proliferation of synoviocytes, other or no lesions in the joints are presented. Joint lesions grouped as “Other lesions” included lesions such as arthrosis, hemorrhage and hyperemia