Sindrome «humpy-backed» en cerdos en España
- Pallarés Martínez, Francisco José
- Gómez Cabrera, Serafín
- Pérez Camino, Mª Carmen
- Strickland, T.
- García-Nicolás, O
- Seva Alcaraz, Juan
- Salguero, F. J.
ISSN: 0213-5434, 1989-1784
Datum der Publikation: 2013
Nummer: 29
Seiten: 87-91
Art: Artikel
Andere Publikationen in: Anales de veterinaria de Murcia
Zusammenfassung
«Humpy-backed» pigs� syndrome was firstly described in the United Kingdom in 1984. The syndrome has been reported in a few countries, but the ethiology and pathogenesis remains unclear. This report describes the appearance of «humpy-backed» piglets aetiology in the nursery of a 3800-sow farm in Northeast Spain. The problem affected around 3% of the weekly offspring from one particular genetic line present on the farm composed of 450 sows. The incidence reached peaks of 9-11% in some weeks. The piglets appeared depressed, with rough hair coat and progressive clinical deterioration. In the necropsy, despite the appearance of lordosis, no defect in the bones and joint of the vertebral spine were detected. Lympho-plasmacytic periarteritis was observed in heart, spleen, gut, liver, kidney, skeletal muscle, lung and meninges. Lympho-plasmacytic myocarditis and skeletal myositis with muscular fibre degeneration was also observed. The macroscopic appearance of lordosis was associated with a multiorganic inflammatory cell infiltration. There was an association with the genetic background of the affected animals although seropositivity to porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) was also found in the farm, pointing to a possible implication of viral infection in the pathogenesis of the syndrome.