From: Post mortem findings in sows and gilts euthanised or found dead in a large Swedish herd
Reproductive stage | Type of death | Most common PAD1 category |
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Unmated gilts (n = 14) 14.6% | Found dead (n = 3) 21% | Circulatory/cardiac failure (n = 3) |
Euthanasia (n = 11) 79% | Arthritis (n = 8) | |
Weaning to service (n = 23) 24.0% | Found dead (n = 1) 4% | Heart/lung inflammatory reaction |
Euthanasia (n = 22) 96% | Arthritis (n = 8) | |
Fracture (n = 6) | ||
Osteochondrosis (n = 4) | ||
< 28 d gestation (n = 10) 10.4% | Found dead (n = 0) | - |
Euthanasia (n = 10) 100% | Arthritis (n = 4) | |
Fracture (n = 2) | ||
≥28 d gestation2 (n = 36) 37.5% | Found dead (n = 9) 25% | Not established (n = 3) |
Heart/lung inflammatory reaction (n = 2) | ||
Trauma miscellaneous (n = 2) | ||
Euthanasia (n = 27) 75% | Arthritis (n = 10) | |
Osteochondrosis (n = 4) | ||
Abscess in spinal cord (n = 4) | ||
With litter (n = 13) 13.5% | Found dead (n = 4) 31% | Gastrointestinal inflammat. react. (n = 2) |
Trauma miscellaneous (n = 2) | ||
Euthanasia (n = 9) 69% | Arthritis (n = 5) | |
Osteochondrosis (n = 3) |