Arthritis in slaughter pigs
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Arthritis in slaughter pigs | |
| Creator | Turner, G. V. Collett, M. G. Veary, C. M. Kruger, Charlotte | |
| Description | Joints obtained from 192 pig carcases were examined by means of standard microbiological and macro- and histopathological procedures. Approximately 32% of the joints were considered normal; 35,5% showed lesions consistent with osteochondrosis and a non-specific synovitis was present 'in 24,4%. Only 6,1% of taints were arthritic and yielded either Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus spp. The remainder (2,30/0) had periarticular lesions such as abscesses. The study emphasises that an accurate diagnosis and correct evaluation of pig carcases showing joint lesions, is absolutely essential if a high standard of meat inspection is to be obtained and unnecessary economic losses are to be avoided. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 1991-09-30 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/jsava.v62i3.1767 | |
| Source | Journal of the South African Veterinary Association; Vol 62, No 3 (1991); 107-109 2224-9435 1019-9128 | |
| Language | eng | |
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