Foot lesion with ruptured vesicles, pig

Foot lesion with ruptured vesicles, pig

Foot lesions in a pig; ruptured and white (unruptured) vesicles are present on the heel bulb. Lesions on the feet, resulting in lameness and reluctance to move, are a characteristic finding in pigs. This is an inoculated animal on PID 4 within an experiment.

Courtesy of National Veterinary Institute, DTU Vet, Lindholm, Denmark.