Actinobacillosis of the omentum in A Cow

Satu kes actinobacillosis luar biasa menglibatkan omentum lembu dihuraikan. Walaupun pendapatan histologi lesi adalah menyerupai penyakit ini dengan tepat, bakteria penyebabnya Actinobacillus lignieresi tidak diperolehi dalam kajian kultura. Perimustahaknya penyakit ini dalam segi pemeriksaan daging praktik dibincangkan

An Abattoir Survey on the Pathology of Swine Livers

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 of36 with milk spots, 16 with perihepatitiS, 12 with abscessations, 11 with cholangiohepatitzs, 8 with cholangitzs, 5 with nodular hyperplasia, 4 with focal necrosis, 3 with post-necrotic scarring, 2 with liPidoszS and one case each of cystic bile duct hyperplasia, massive necrosis and hepatocarcinoma. Milk spots due to migration of Ascaris suum larvae was a major pro blem 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

Effects of Feeding Oxalic Acid to Pregnant Rats

Two studies were carried out. The aim of the pilot study was to find a suitable dose ofoxalic acid to be used in the principal study. Thirty pregnant Wister rats were used in the p'rincipal study divided into three groups of 10 animals each. The animals in two groups received oxalic acid at 0.035 g and 0.045 g per day per animal until parturition. The animals in the third group received normal saline. No abortions, gross malformations or renal oxalosis were observed in the foetuses and newborn in both studies. However changes comparable to tubulonephrosis were observed in the newborn in the group receiving 0.03 gf day in the pilot study. A correlation was observed in the principal study between the dose of oxalic acid and renal oxalosis in the dams as well as differences in litter size. Possible reasons for these observations were discusse

Analysis of Case Records of Foetal Deaths in Livestock in Serdang, Selangor

Cases of foetal death in the necropsy records of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia over a 5-year period (1977 -1981) were analysed. Of 119 foetal deaths, 49.0% were abortions, 41.0% stillbirths and 10.0% premature non-viable births. Most of the cases, particularly abortions, (96.5%) remained undiagnosed. There was a remarkable absence of foetal deaths due to infectious diseases

A Study on Causes of Condemnation of Carcass and Organs at Shah Alam Abattoir

A two-week study of the causes of condemnation at Shah Alam abattoir was conducted. In the bovine species, liver and lungs w.ere the main organs condemned due to fluke infestation. and emphysema respectively. Ninety-five percent of pig lungs were condemned because of back bleeding, while in sheep caseous lymphadenitis was the major cause of organ condemnedtion affectingg mainly the lungs and lymph nodes. No total carcass condemnation was observed in any species during the study perio

Cases submitted for Postmortem Examination to Universiti Pertanian Malaysia in 1977

Satu kajian telah dibuat diatas kes- kes yang diterima untuk pemeriksaan posmortem Jabatan Pathologi dan mikrobiologi veterinar Universiti Pertanian dalam tahun 1977. Sebanyak 1413 kes telah diterima terdiri dari 13 spesis haiwan. Data tentang penyakit-penyakit yang diketemui dibentangkan dan dibincang dengan ringkas

Diseases in dogs: necropsy observation

Morbidity in dogs was associated mainly with diseases or abnormal it if in the Pansystemic, digestive and respiratory systems in that order. In the pansystemic category, poisoning and carnine distemper' were most common. Ancylostomiasis and bronchopneumonia were the main Fndings in the digestive and respiratory systems 'respectively