Hur påverkas grisen av bogsår och går det att undvika?

Sammanfattning: Shoulder lesion is a big problem among pig farmers and is rarely noticed by the consumers. It is most common among lactating sows as they spend a lot of time laying down and is relatively hard to get rid of. There is a lot of factors that can affect the occurance of shoulder lesions for instance flesh, bedding and breeding. In this study we examine the occurance of shoulder lesion among Swedish farms in the county of Halland where diffrent farmers were asked to answer a couple of questions regarding their ways to hold pigs. 19 out of the 35 farmers asked said they had shoulder lesions in their herd. This is about 54% of the asked. When compared to what amount of bedding the farmer had it was shown that no shoulder lesions could been seen on pigs in deep litter with an amount of 10cm or more. For treatment against shoulder lesions most commmon among the swedish farmers was bluespray and wood tar, wich is an interesting observation since wood tar is known to cause allergic reactions to your skin. What the cause for shoulder lesion at the farms included in this study is not held, but that shoulder lesions is a problem is a fact.