honeypot link
skip to main content
skip to main content
MERCK MANUAL
Veterinary Manual
VETERINARY PROFESSIONALS
PET OWNERS
RESOURCES
QUIZZES
ABOUT
VETERINARY PROFESSIONALS
PET OWNERS
Veterinary
/
Musculoskeletal System
/
Lameness in Pigs
/
Lameness in Pigs
Expand all
Collapse all
Overview of Lameness in Pigs
Signalment
History
Clinical Evaluation
Necropsy and Sample Collection
Diagnostic Testing
Environment and Management
Nutrition
Common Bacterial Causes
Streptococcus suis
Glaesserella parasuis
Mycoplasma hyorhinis
Actinobacillus suis
Mycoplasma hyosynoviae
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
Viral Agents Affecting Locomotion
Therapeutic Considerations
Key Points
For More Information
Lameness in Farrowing Pigs
Neonatal Polyarthritis (Joint Ill) and Foot Disorders
Neonatal Septic Polyarthritis (Joint Ill)
Neonatal Foot Lesions
Muscular Disorders
Splayleg (Spraddle Leg)
Iron Toxicosis
Neurological, Hereditary, and Congenital Disorders
Key Points
Lameness in Nursery Pigs
Infectious Arthritis or Polyarthritis
Vertebral Deformities
Key Points
Lameness in Growing-Finishing Pigs
Infectious Arthritis
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
Glaesserella parasuis
Mycoplasma hyosynoviae
Osteomyelitis
Osteochondrosis and Osteoarthrosis
Rickets
Foot Disorders
Nutritional Myopathy (White Muscle Disease)
Key Points
For More Information
Lameness in Breeding Gilts, Sows, and Boars
Osteomalacia and Osteoporosis
Osteomyelitis and Spinal Abscesses
Osteochondrosis and Leg Weakness Syndrome (Degenerative Joint Disease, Dyschondroplasia)
Foot Disorders
Trauma
Key Points
For More Information