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Table 3 Overview of the score distribution of lesions in the pars oesophagea of slaughter pigs according to feed type

From: The role of Helicobacter suis, Fusobacterium gastrosuis, and the pars oesophageal microbiota in gastric ulceration in slaughter pigs receiving meal or pelleted feed

Type of feed administered

Macroscopic lesion score

0 (n (%))

1 (n (%))

2 (n (%))

3 (n (%))

4 (n (%))

5 (n (%))

Less finely ground, meal feed (N = 75)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

26 (34.7%)

27 (36%)

15 (20%)

7 (9.3%)

Finely ground, pelleted feed (N = 75)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

24 (32%)

20 (26.7%)

23 (30.7%)

8 (10.7%)

Total (N = 150)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

50 (33.3%)

47 (31.3%)

38 (25.3%)

15 (10%)

  1. 0 = normal mucosa, 1 = mild hyperkeratosis covering less than 50% of the surface, 2 = severe hyperkeratosis covering more than 50% of the surface, 3 = hyperkeratosis with few erosions, 4 = hyperkeratosis with several erosions and 5 = hyperkeratosis with many erosions, ulceration or stenosis.
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Veterinary Research

ISSN: 1297-9716