Table 5

Association (regression coefficients) between gait, posture (the maximal scores over time for each sow were used) and lesions in the elbow joint. .


Humerus

Radius
Ulna

Mediale condyle
Lateral condyle
Fovea capitis
Incisura troichlearis

Ulceration
Repair
Ulceration
Osteophytes
Erosion
Erosion

Forelegs turned out





0.22*
Hind legs turned out



1.74**


Weak pasterns forelegs
-0.62*


3.16***


Stiff in front


0.85*



Stiff in rear


0.87*

-0.33*


No. of sows = 60. Levels of significance: * P ≤ 0.05; ** P ≤ 0.01; *** P ≤ 0.001

Kirk et al. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2008 50:5   doi:10.1186/1751-0147-50-5