Table 3 |
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Number and percent of 2843 indoor and outdoor housed piglets from 88 English farms with foot and limb lesions score 0 – 3 |
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Score1 |
Score 0 |
Score 1 |
Score 2 |
Score 3 |
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Lesion |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
|
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Sole bruising |
Indoor |
1042 |
43.0 |
807 |
33.3 |
452 |
18.6 |
123 |
5.1 |
|
Outdoor |
415 |
99.0 |
3 |
0.7 |
1 |
0.2 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
|
Sole erosion |
Indoor |
2010 |
82.9 |
281 |
11.6 |
104 |
4.3 |
29 |
1.2 |
|
Outdoor |
398 |
95.0 |
14 |
3.3 |
6 |
1.4 |
1 |
0.2 |
|
|
Skin abrasion |
Indoor |
1218 |
50.2 |
424 |
17.5 |
523 |
21.6 |
259 |
10.7 |
|
Outdoor |
400 |
95.5 |
19 |
4.5 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
|
Hairless patch |
Indoor |
769 |
31.7 |
502 |
20.7 |
707 |
29.2 |
446 |
15.7 |
|
Outdoor |
330 |
78.8 |
53 |
12.6 |
33 |
7.9 |
3 |
0.1 |
|
|
Swollen joint/claw |
Indoor |
2291 |
94.5 |
43 |
1.8 |
56 |
2.3 |
34 |
1.4 |
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1 0 = no visible damage, 1 = damage on <25%, 2 = damage 25–50% and 3 = damage >50% of the surface area of the joint of the limb, the volar surface of the foot or for swollen joints and claws, swollen by this proportion compared to the size of a normal joint or claw. |
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KilBride et al. BMC Veterinary Research 2009 5:31 doi:10.1186/1746-6148-5-31 |
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