Scoring shoulder ulcers in breeding sows – is a distinction between substantial and insubstantial animal welfare-related lesions possible on clinical examination?

Table 4 Score-H^a - classification

Stage	Criteria
0	No lesion
1	Lesions in epidermis and superficial dermis
2	Lesions in epidermis and entire dermis
3	Lesions in all skin layers
4	Lesions in all skin layers and underlying bone
5	Integrated epidermis with underlying granulation tissue

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