Agalactia / udder congestion

• A change from straw to no bedding
• Constipation
• Frozen pipes
• Incorrect feeding
• Poor nutrition
• Poor water supply

Leg weakness (OCD)

• Leg stresses
• Particularly first litter animals
• Poor nutrition
• Slippery floors or slats

Loss of condition

• Cold / draughts
• Failure to foster piglets from large litters
• Poor nutrition
• Under feeding

Mastitis

• Failure to clip teeth of piglets
• Poor hygiene
• Poor management
• Shortage of water
• Wet pens

Metritis

• Ascending infection from the vulva
• Dead piglets
• Problems at farrowing
• Unhygienic manual assistance

Prolapse: vagina / uterus / rectum

• Difficulty in the sow rising
• Obstructed or prolonged farrowing
• Faulty tail gates in the crates
• Increased abdominal pressure
• Old age
• Slippery surfaces
• Sloping floor

Vulval haematoma

• Crushing of the vulva by the tail gate or crate projections
• Previous damage in yard