Table 3 Scoring of fibrinosuppurative lesions of piglets challenged with 2 × 10⁸ CFU of S. suis strain 16667/3

buprenorphine

piglets without lesions^a

piglets with lesions in two or more locations^a

brain

serosae

joint

spleen and liver

lung

heart

meningo-encephalitis, chorioiditis

pleuritis or peritonitis^g or pericarditis

arthritis

splenitis^b or hepatitis

pneumonia

endocarditis

5^c

3^d

1^e

4^c

2^d

1^e

4^c

2^d

1^e

4^c

2^d

1^e

4^c

2^d

1^e

4^c

2^d

1^e

ω^f