Table 4 Descriptive statistics by primary diagnosis category for 96 post mortem examined sows/gilts
From: Post mortem findings in sows and gilts euthanised or found dead in a large Swedish herd
Type of death* | Average | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aetiology | PAD1 category | n | Prop (%) | 1 | 2 | Parity nr2 | Weight (kg) | Back- fat (mm) | Body score3 (1–5) |
Trauma n = 15 (15.6%) | - fracture | 10 | 10.4 | 0 | 10 | 2.1 | 186 | 13.7 | 2.9 |
- miscellaneous | 5 | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1.6 | 210 | 19.3 | 2.8 | |
Disease n = 76 (79.2%) | - arthritis4 | 35 | 36.4 | 0 | 35 | 1.9 | 164 | 15.6 | 2.6 |
- osteochondrosis | 13 | 13.5 | 0 | 13 | 2.1 | 185 | 10.9 | 2.9 | |
- abscess in spinal cord | 7 | 7.3 | 0 | 7 | 3.7 | 210 | 19.2 | 3.0 | |
- circulatory/cardiac failure | 4 | 4.2 | 4 | 0 | 0.8 | 157 | 25.5 | 3.0 | |
- heart/lung infl. react. | 3 | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 207 | 16.7 | 2.0 | |
- gastrointest. infl. react. | 5 | 5.2 | 2 | 3 | 2.6 | 200 | 21.5 | 2.8 | |
- miscellaneous | 9 | 8.3 | 1 | 8 | 1.6 | 180 | 13.3 | 3.0 | |
Unknown n = 5 (5.2%) | 5 | 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 3.6 | 245 | 23.8 | 3.0 | |