Pig Health - Septic Laminitis

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Bush foot in sows is the term used to refer to:

	Lameness
	Cracked hooves
	Bacterial infection of the foot
	Soft horn
	None of these

When infection occurs leading to bush foot which tissues can be affected?

	Bone
	Tendons
	Connective tissue
	Laminae
	All of these

The clinical presentation of bush foot in the sow may include:(more than one answer may apply)

	Sow off legs
	Heat in lower limb
	Pus oozing from the coronary band
	Reluctance to bear weight
	None of these

The consequential costs of bush foot include:

	Medication
	Early culling
	On-farm euthanasia
	Welfare costs to the sow
	All of these

Prevention of bush foot as a herd problem requires:(more than one answer may apply)

	Improved hygiene
	Improving horn integrity with calcium supplements
	Improving horn integrity with Zinc and Biotin supplements
	Biotin injection
	Improved flooring

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