Scoring shoulder ulcers in breeding sows – is a distinction between substantial and insubstantial animal welfare-related lesions possible on clinical examination?

Scoring shoulder ulcers in breeding sows – is a distinction between substantial and insubstantial animal welfare-related lesions possible on clinical examination?

Abstract Background Shoulder ulcers in breeding sows that are restricted to the superficial skin layers, epidermis and dermis are usually classified as insubstantial animal welfare-related lesions. These less-severe lesions need to be differentiated from more-severe wounds that also involve the subc...

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Main Authors: Daniel Meyer, Marion Hewicker-Trautwein, Maria Hartmann, Lothar Kreienbrock, Elisabeth grosse Beilage
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Porcine Health Management
Subjects:
Clinical score
Histopathological score
Necrosis
Neuroma
Proliferation of wound margins
Scab
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40813-018-0108-3

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