Histomorphological studies of the perinatal pig: comparison of five mortality groups with unaffected pigs |
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Authors: | N-E Bjrklund J Svendsen L S Svendsen |
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Institution: | The Department of Pathology, National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala and the Department of Farm Buildings, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P. O. Box 624, S-220 06 Lund, Sweden |
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Abstract: | The results of a histological examination of organs obtained from 5 clinically and morphologically identified and described mortality groups of pigs dying during the perinatal period (0–60 h of age) were compared with the results obtained from the same examination of unaffected, apparently normal pigs (0.4–60 h of age). The histomorphological pictures were judged blind according to a scale of 1 to 4, where 1 = none or insignificant, and 4 = a high degree of a specific organ characteristic. The results for each organ characteristic were analysed statistically. |
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Keywords: | perinatal mortality organs histomorphological characteristics stillborn intra partum weak splayleg trauma |
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