Lameness: A Very Common Disorder in Pigs, Its Causes and Therapeutic Intervention
Dayamoy Mondal*
Eastern Regional Station, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, 37 Belgachia Road, Kolkata, West Bengal (700 037), India
Tapas Kumar Biswas
Eastern Regional Station, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, 37 Belgachia Road, Kolkata, West Bengal (700 037), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Lameness, Legpain, Swine, Therapy
Abstract
Swine lameness with determinant factors of house and floor type, bedding, indoor farm management and seasons for all age group. The causes are many, namely genetic, congenital, physical insult, bacterial and viral infections, non-infectious causes fracture, myositis, leg weakness, tearing of muscle, porcine stress syndrome, toxicity and injury. Nutritional deficiency of vitamins and minerals can cause lameness. Lameness caused by arthritis, polyarthritis, fracture and fissure, apophyseolysis and epiphysiolysis, neuritis, paralysis, myositis, haematoma, traumatic injury, ostitis, periostitis, osteomyelitis, osteochrondrosis, ricket, osteomalacia and other conditions. The clinical signs of lameness are staggering gait, painful condition, laying down, sometimes swelling, haemorrahage on the floor injury cases, feet tapping, weight avoiding by legs, changed posture, vocalization, excitability, frequent micturition, defecation and eating unnatural objects. The success of treatment depends on the confirmative diagnosis. Diagnosis can be done on clinical signs, radiology, microbiology, post mortem lesions. Therapeutic intervention with anti-inflammatory and anti-rheumatoid like medicine and deficiency supplements.
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