Skin wound - Atlas of swine pathology
Where: skin and subcutaneous tissue
Possible causes: Other
The skin on the neck of this fattener was injured by a sharp piece of sheet metal, which was the part of pen partition.The pigs have destroyed this poorly secured equipment, bending a sharp element. On this photo we can see dirty, granulating wound.
In differential diagnosis a bacterial skin infection, agressive behaviour of pen mates and burning can be included.