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Association (regression coefficients) between gait, posture (the maximal scores over time for each sow were used) and lesions in the knee joint. |
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| Femur |
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| Medial condyle |
Lateral condyle |
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| Ulceration |
Repair |
Infolding |
Ulceration |
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| Weak pasterns forelegs |
0.58* |
-0.90** |
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| Hind legs turned out |
1.12*** |
-0.55* |
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| Stiff in rear |
-0.73** |
1.00** |
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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 |
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