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An Abattoir Survey on the Pathology of Swine Livers

Siti Salmiyah Tahir and A.R. Sheikh-Omar

Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities, Volume 8, Issue 2, August 1985

Keywords: Abattoir survey; pathology; swine livers

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A five-week study on the pathology of condemned livers of 100 pigs comprising 75 porkers and 25 sows at Shah A lam abattoir was conducted. The liver lesions consisted of 36 with milkspots, 16 with perihepatitis, 12 with abscessations, 11 with cholangiohepatitis, 8 with cholangitis, 5 with nodular hyperplasia, 4 with focal necrosis, 3 with postnecrotic scarring, 2 with lipidosis and one case each of cystic bile duct hyperplasia, massive necrosis and hepatocarcinoma. Milkspots due to migration of Ascaris suum larvae was a major problem in porkers (41%). Fourteen (39%) of the milkspot livers were severely affected having a 4 + lesion score with all the lobes affected. Perihepatitis was seen only in porkers while nodular hyperplasia only in sows. Escherichia coli and Kliebsiella sp. were the common bacteria isolated from the abscesses. The possible causes of the lesions are discussed.

ISSN 0128-7702

e-ISSN 2231-8534

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PERT-0308-1985

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