Progeny A (n = 54) | Progeny B (n = 52) | Progeny C (n = 48) | Total (n = 154) | |
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General | ||||
Euthanised | 44 (81.5%) | 47 (90.4%) | 30 (62.5%) | 121 (78.6%) |
Age (days) | ||||
Mean | 8 ± 1.4 | 8.1 ± 2.4 | 6.1 ± 1.5 | 7.4 ± 2 |
Min | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Median | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Max | 10 | 11 | 8 | 11 |
BW (g), day | ||||
4 | – | – | 50 ± 19 | 50 ± 19 |
5 | 97 ± 27 | 65 ± 18 | – | 72 ± 24 |
6 | 156 ± 13 | 135 ± 10 | 80 ± 32 | 119 ± 39 |
7 | 133 ± 44 | – | 144 ± 48 | 140 ± 46 |
8 | 147 ± 55 | 193 ± 56 | 164 ± 20 | 166 ± 50 |
9 | 139 ± 61 | – | – | 139 ± 61 |
10 | 187 ± 91 | 193 ± 58 | – | 191 ± 68 |
11 | – | 253 ± 31 | – | 253 ± 31 |
Gender | ||||
Male | 22 (40.7%) | 20 (38.5%) | 19 (39.6%) | 61 (39.6%) |
Female | 32 (59.3%) | 32 (61.5%) | 29 (60.4%) | 93 (60.4%) |
Dehydration | 15 (27.8%) | 12 (23.1%) | 17 (35.4%) | 44 (28.6%) |
Peri-cloacal urate | 2 (3.7%) | 6 (11.5%) | 7 (14.6%) | 15 (9.7%) |
Umbilicus and yolk sac | ||||
Unhealed umbilicus | ||||
Total | 14 (25%) | 15 (28.8%) | 23 (47.9%) | 52 (33.8%) |
Open | 1 (1.9%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2.1%) | 2 (1.3%) |
String | 11 (20.4%) | 13 (25%) | 16 (33.3%) | 40 (26%) |
Button | 2 (3.7%) | 2 (3.8%) | 6 (12.5%) | 10 (6.5%) |
Omphalitisb | 3 (5.6%) | 2 (3.8%) | 7 (14.6%) | 12 (7.8%) |
Yolksacculitisc | 4 (7.4%) | 9 (17.3%) | 11 (22.9%) | 24 (15.6%) |
Retained yolk sacd | 3 (8.6%) | 5 (15.6%) | 1 (2.1%) | 9 (11.8%) |
Respiratory tract | ||||
Tracheal changese | 3 (5.6%) | 1 (1.9%) | 2 (4.2%) | 6 (3.9%) |
Pulmonary changesf | 38 (70.4%) | 39 (75%) | 34 (70.8%) | 111 (72.1%) |
Airsacculitis | 3 (5.6%) | 1 (1.9%) | 1 (2.1%) | 4 (2.6%) |
Coelomic cavity | ||||
Pericarditisg | 3 (5.6%) | 6 (11.5%) | 6 (12.5%) | 15 (9.7%) |
Perihepatitisg | 2 (3.7%) | 2 (3.8%) | 7 (14.6%) | 11 (7.1%) |
Peritonitisg | 3 (5.6%) | 5 (9.6%) | 6 (12.5%) | 14 (9.1%) |
Ascites | 4 (7.4%) | 4 (7.7%) | 2 (4.2%) | 10 (6.5%) |
Renal changesh | 20 (37%) | 14 (26.9%) | 17 (35.4%) | 51 (33.1%) |
Gastrointestinal tract | ||||
Feed in crop | 51 (94.4%) | 44 (84.6%) | 33 (68.8%) | 128 (83.1%) |
Empty/sparse GI content | 5 (9.3%) | 8 (15.4%) | 15 (31.3%) | 28 (18.2%) |
Ulcus ventriculi | 1 (1.6%) | 3 (5.8%) | 5 (10.4%) | 9 (5.8%) |