Table 2. Bacterial species from lame birds based on bone lesion.

Bacteria	Normal	FHS	FHT	FHN	THN	THNs	THNc	Total
E. faecalis	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
S. agnetis	3	1	12	10	9	16	15	66
S. aureus	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
S. epidirmidis	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
S. hominis	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	3
S. saprophyticus	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
S. xylosus	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Total number of infections diagnosed	4	2	18	11	9	17	16	77

Lesion designations were Normal- no macroscopic abnormalities of the proximal femur or tibia; FHS- proximal femoral head separation; FHT-proximal femoral head transitional degeneration; FHN-proximal femoral head necrosis; THN- mild proximal tibial head necrosis; THNs-"severe" THN in which the growth plate was imminently threatened or damaged; and, THNc- "caseous" THN in which caseous exudates or bacterial sequestrae were macroscopically evident [1, 29]. Species identification and Total number of infections diagnosed was as for Table 1.