[Purulent osteomyelitis in fattening pigs].
Purulent osteomyelitis caused by Arcanobacterium pyogenes was diagnosed in three pigs aged between 3 and 4 months by radiological and pathological findings. Osteomyelitis was localized in metaphysis and/or epiphysis of limb bones. The prevalence of osteomyelitis in swine seems to be underestimated because inspection of limb bones is not a routine procedure either at slaughter or at necropsy. Osteomyelitis may also have consequences for meat cutting. Osteomyelitis can be controlled by prophylactic procedures.
Departement für Innere Veterinärmedizin, Institut für Veterinärpathologie, Universität Zürich. eburgi@vetklinik.unizh.ch
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D000191:Actinomycetaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D005121:Extremities / Q000473:pathology; D007794:Lameness, Animal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011859:Radiography; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology