Palliative therapy of osteochondrosis dessicans in a Duroc boar.

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  • Kevin Oomah
چکیده

A 2-year-old, 210-kg, Duroc boar manifested with a grade II-III left front lameness. The boar was treated systemically with isolfupredone acetate and a 5-week course of ketoprofen. The lameness resolved and the ketoprofen was discontinued; however, the lameness returned and the boar was euthanized humanely. Postmortem examination was consistent with osteochondrosis dessicans.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne

دوره 49 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008