Table 5 Most common observed clinical symptoms* associated with PAD1 categories in 96 post mortem examined sows/gilts
From: Post mortem findings in sows and gilts euthanised or found dead in a large Swedish herd
| Aetiology | PAD1 category | Most common clinical symptoms before death |
|---|---|---|
| Trauma | - fracture | 80% lameness, 60% fracture |
| - miscellaneous | 80% none | |
| - arthritis | 77% lameness, 43% fracture, 37% swollen joint | |
| - osteochondrosis | 62% lameness, 38% sitting, 38% weight loss | |
| - abscess in spinal cord | 86% sitting, 29% lameness, 29% spasm/lack of coordination | |
| Disease | ||
| - circulatory/cardiac failure | 75% none | |
| - heart/lunginfl. react. | 67% sitting, 67% weight loss | |
| - gastroint. infl. react. | 40% sitting, 40% inappetence | |
| - miscellaneous | 44% sitting, 33% inappetence, 33% thin | |
| Unknown | 40% sitting, 40% none |
