Table 5

Most common observed clinical symptoms* associated with PAD1 categories in 96 post mortem examined sows/gilts

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

* more than one symptom could be reported

1 PAD = pathological-anatomical diagnosis

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

Engblom et al. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2008 50:25   doi:10.1186/1751-0147-50-25