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Table 1 Pathological-anatomical diagnosis (PAD) category and primary PAD from post mortem examination

From: Post mortem findings in sows and gilts euthanised or found dead in a large Swedish herd

Aetiology

PAD category

Primary PAD

Trauma

- fracture

bone fractures

 

- miscellaneous

internal bleedings, haematoma, intestinal

ruptures, dislocation of vertebrae

Disease

- arthritis

arthritis

 

- osteochondrosis

osteochondrosis, epiphyseolysis

 

- abscess in spinal cord

abscess in spinal cord

 

- circulatory/cardiac failure

circulatory/cardiac failure

 

- heart/lung inflammatory reaction

pneumonia, abscesses in lung, endocarditis

 

- gastrointestinal inflammatory reaction

gastritis/ulcers and enteritis

 

- miscellaneous

otitis media, mastitis, malignant lymphoma,

spinal axon degeneration, malformed hoof,

hepatitis (caused by Ascaris suis), abscess

Unknown

 

4 due to autolysis, 1 negative section

  1. Data were collected from January 22 to September 4 2006 from a large Swedish herd.