| importance of staphylococcus hyicus ssp hyicus as a cause of arthritis in pigs up to 12 weeks of age. | lame pigs, up to 12 weeks of age, were necropsied to establish a diagnosis. of 175 pigs examined, 165 were confirmed to have arthritis by histopathological examination of joint tissues. lesions were most common in the elbow and tarsal joints and least common in the joints of the feet. typically, there was severe fibrinopurulent inflammation of synovial membranes regardless of the bacteria isolated. a bacterial aetiology was found in 114 (69%) of the 165 pigs. in arthritic pigs in which an aetiol ... | 1996 | 8660240 |