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Of the 1153 culling sows, the most important cause was the reproductive disorders (38.6%), followed by lameness and arthritis (23.3%), metabolic diseases (9.1%), agalactia (8.9%) and advancing age (7.7%). Of 840 culled sows, 173 sows showed pathological changes in the sexual organs. The uteral changes was found in 56.1% of cases, uteral and ovarian changes in 26.6%, ovarian changes in 14.4% and vaginal changes in 2.9%.
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