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ArticleActa veterinaria Scandinavica2023

Comparing video examinations with physical clinical examinations using finishing pigs with umbilical outpouchings as a model.

Julie Melsted Birch, Ken Steen Pedersen

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Article in Acta veterinaria Scandinavica, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Julie Melsted BirchSection for Production, Nutrition and Health, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Groennegaardsvej 2, 1870, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
Ken Steen PedersenSection for Production, Nutrition and Health, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Groennegaardsvej 2, 1870, Frederiksberg C, Denmark. ken@sund.ku.dk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7900-081X
University of Copenhagen · DK

Funding

Pig Levy Foundation Brug af video og billeder til klinisk undersøgelse
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVeterinary telemedicine has only been adopted to some degree. One aspect that needs to be evaluated is clinical examinations using video. The objective of this study was to evaluate agreement between a traditional physical clinical examination and a clinical examination using recorded video using finishing pigs with umbilical outpouchings (umbilical hernias, cysts, and abscesses) as the study unit. A total of 102 finisher pigs with umbilical outpouchings were clinically examined and recorded on video. Four experienced pig veterinarians were allowed to examine each pig for approximately 10 min and were individually asked to fill out a predesigned clinical record. Approximately 1 month after the physical examinations, the veterinarians individually reexamined all 102 pigs in a blinded manner, utilizing the video recordings and filling in a predesigned clinical record.

resultsFor all measurements using a ruler, a high Pearson correlation coefficient was observed between physical and video examinations (range 0.69-0.95). In comparison, the visual bodyweight estimation had a lower Pearson correlation coefficient (range 0.57-0.64). Substantial to almost perfect agreement was observed between the physical and video examinations for abnormal weight distribution on any leg, restricted gait movements, lameness, signs of pain, fitness for transportation, presence of wounds, and categorization of the number of wounds > 4 cm

conclusionsThe agreement between a physical clinical examination and a clinical examination using recorded video of the same pig varies from poor to almost perfect, depending on the clinical sign and the executing veterinarian.

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Swine DiseasesVeterinariansAnimalsGaitHumansLameness, AnimalObserver VariationPainReproducibility of ResultsSwineVideo RecordingAgreementFitness for transportInter-observer agreementSus scrofaUmbilical herniaVeterinary telemedicineWound

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PMID37355609
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