Prevalence of an inflammation and necrosis syndrome in suckling piglets
| Autor: | K. Kallenbach, Mirjam Lechner, Gerald Reiner, A. Eisenack, K. Rau, S. Müller, J. Fink-Gremmels |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Tail Claw Necrosis 040301 veterinary sciences Swine animal diseases Physiology Physical examination Inflammation Animal Welfare SF1-1100 Amputation Surgical 0403 veterinary science Cohort Studies Germany Prevalence Medicine Animals genetics Bites and Stings Animal Husbandry tail necrosis Innate immune system medicine.diagnostic_test Behavior Animal business.industry 0402 animal and dairy science pigs 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences 040201 dairy & animal science Animal culture Animals Suckling Biting Cohort Herd Animal Science and Zoology Female medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Animal, Vol 13, Iss 9, Pp 2007-2017 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 1751-732X |
| Popis: | The current study describes the results obtained from clinical examination of over 4700 suckling piglets from 19 individual herds in Germany. In this cohort the prevalence of inflammation and necrosis in the tails, ears, claw coronary bands, heels and teats was determined using a pre-defined scoring system. Results show that already in the 1st days of life, piglets were affected by inflammation and necrosis of the heels (80%), claw coronary bands (50%) and tail base (20%). The praevalences of these alterations in piglets were influenced by genetics (P |
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