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. 1985 Mar;26(3):95–97.

The Association Between Pneumonia and Atrophic Rhinitis in Slaughter Weight Swine

Robert B Morrison, Harvey D Hilley, Allen D Leman
PMCID: PMC1679997  PMID: 17422517

Abstract

Four hundred and sixty-two pigs from 37 herds were examined at slaughter for the presence and extent of turbinate atrophy and pneumonia. Turbinate atrophy was scored by measuring the mm space between the turbinate bone and the floor of the nasal cavity on both sides of the nasal septum. The total percentage of pneumonic involvement for each lung was evaluated by scoring the percentage of each lobe that was consolidated.

There was a low, positive correlation between individual scores of turbinate atrophy and the associated percentage of lung involved with pneumonia (r = + 0.177; p < 0.001). There was a postive correlation between the herd mean turbinate atrophy score and the herd mean percentage pneumonia score (r = + 0.515; p = 0.001).

The age at slaughter was known for 95 pigs from four herds and was not significantly correlated with the mm of turbinate atrophy, or the percentage of pneumonia.

Keywords: Swine, atrophic rhinitis, pneumonia, average daily gain

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