articles about lameness

To reduce mortality, it is essential to diagnose the causes. To do so, we must answer four basic questions: how, who, when, and where? In this article, we'll address the first two.

Side effects of perinatal medications on the microbiota can be detrimental to animal health.

This case describes the deferred lesions resulting from tail biting and quantifies the losses it causes.

In March 2021, a high percentage of severe lameness appeared in 12 to 17-day-old piglets, approximately 20% of the piglets present.

The most frequent problems are reproductive and locomotive. What should I do if the percent among sows serviced is greater than 2%?

If my farrowing rate is low, but the returns to estrus, abortions, and culled pregnant sows are all normal, I probably have dead sows...

This article reviews the effect of components of the diet on the bones and osteochondrosis, this being the main caused of lameness and a reason for the culling of young sows. Therefore, they are important concepts to bear in mind in the diets for the rearing of gilts.

Does a high growth rate really increase the risk of osteochondrosis and lameness?

The number of sows that suffer some kind of leg injury is much higher than is apparent, and even more so in second farrowings.

Apparently, lameness problems amount to just 5% of the causes for sending pigs to slaughter...

At least 25% of the pigs from 2 to 3 weeks old were reported to be lame, some so severe that they lay in the arcs shaking and unable to stand.

After two weeks of quarantine, gilts started limping. Treatment with amoxycillins did not help, only treatment with high doses (10 mg/kg) of macrolides and spectinomycines brought a solution.

Understanding potential causes of lameness can help reduce the levels of lameness in the breeding herd and thus improve farm productivity and sow welfare.