title: An abattoir survey of pneumonia and pleuritis in slaughter weight swine from 9 selected herds. I. Prevalence and morphological description of gross lung lesions.
abstract: The prevalence and pathomorphology of gross lung lesions were studied in 855 slaughter weight pigs from 9 selected herds in south-eastern Norway. Pneumonic or pleuritic lesions were found in 84% of the lungs, ranging from 37% in the least affected herd to 97% in the one most affected. Bronchopneumonia indicative of a primary Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection was found in 70% of the lungs, ranging from 9% to 82% in the individual herds. The amount of bronchopneumonic lesions in individual lungs ranged from 0 to 69%, with an average of 7.8%. Pleuropneumonia indicative of Actinobacillus (Haemophilus) pleuropneumoniae infection was found in 29% of the lungs ranging from 0 in the least affected herd to 58% in the most affected. Diffuse pleuritis was found in 41% of the lungs and the prevalence ranged from 4% to 63%.
authors.affiliation: National Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Lium
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Falk
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D010998:Pleurisy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology