A study on the pathology of livers of swine condemned at slaughter at Shah Alam abattoir

Tahir, Siti Salmiyah (1985) A study on the pathology of livers of swine condemned at slaughter at Shah Alam abattoir. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

A five weeks study on the pathology of condemned livers of 100 pigs, 75 porkers and 25 sows at Shah Alam abattoir was conducted. The lesions seen included 36 milkspots, 16 peritonitis/perihepatitis, 12 abscessation, 11 cholangiohepatitis, 8, cholangitis, 5 nodular hyperplasia. 4 local hepatic necrosis, 3 post necrotic scarring, 2 hepatic lipidosis and one case each of cystic bile duct hyperplasia, massive necrosis and hepatocarcinoma. Milkspots due to migration of Ascaris suum larvae was a big problem especially in porkers (41%). Fourteen of the milkspot livers (39%) were severely affected with a 4+ score for all the lobes affected. Peritonitis/perihepatitis was seen only in porkers and nodular hyperplasia was seen only in sows. E.scherichia coli and Kliebsiella sp. were the common bacteria isolated from 12 liver abscessations. The possible causes of the lesions were discussed.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Subjects:	S Agriculture > SF Animal culture
Faculty:	Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Depositing User:	Ms. Nordeena Abdul Aziz
Date Deposited:	17 Oct 2025 02:34
Last Modified:	17 Oct 2025 02:34
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2475

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