Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Health problems in livestock at auction marts in Saskatchewan
By Blakley, B R·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·1979·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A livestock disease survey from auction mart inspection in Saskatchewan.
Plain-English summary
Over a two-year period, researchers looked at the health issues of livestock at an auction mart in Saskatchewan, focusing on pigs, cattle, and calves. They found that pigs often had problems with being underweight, infections, or birth defects. Older cattle mainly suffered from infections like skin infestations, ringworm, or eye infections, while young calves frequently had issues related to birth defects, such as hernias, and infections like enteritis (inflammation of the intestines) or navel infections. This study highlights the common health challenges faced by these animals in auction settings.
Abstract
The data on health problems from visual livestock inspection at an auction mart in Saskatchewan during a two year period were tabulated for swine, cattle and calves. The major conditions seen in swine were underweight animals, infectious diseases or congenital abnormalities. Infectious diseases such as Hypoderma spp. infestations, ringworm or eye infections were the primary troubles in older cattle. Young calves demonstrated a predominance of congenital (herniation) and infectious (enteritis or navel infection) diseases.
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