Porcine

Year 2018 summary

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01/02/2019

During 2018 SESC has managed a total of 121 queries. Of these, 13 were solely telematic and the remaining 108 requests corresponded included samples for laboratorial analysis. (more…)

What is your diagnosis? (67)

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16/01/2019

At the end of the post you can vote for the right diagnosis! (more…)

Haemorrhages in a pig carcass: Don’t panic!

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20/12/2018
With the recent detection of cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) in wild boars in Belgium, anyone can see that there is a certain risk of introduction of this disease into our territory. Also Classical Swine Fever (CSF) might be introduced. Therefore it is essential that all the actors involved in the pig sector are trained and alert. Two essential aspects for the control of these diseases are biosecurity and a good system of passive surveillance that ensures an early diagnosis.

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Apocrine cystomatosis in a pig carcass

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15/11/2018

In a 6 months old, mixed breed pig carcass  the pesence of  vacuolar lesions, with brownish coloration of variable intensity, diameter less than 1cm, located among the fat of the subcutaneous tissue of the entire dorsal region were observed. (more…)

Erysipelas in a pig carcass

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08/11/2018

Although this website has been running for 10 years now, a classic erysipelas case in a pig carcass had never been submitted to us so far. This disease causes red-colored skin lesions with a characteristic diamond morphology.
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What is your diagnosis? (64)

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19/10/2018

At the end of the post you can vote for the right diagnosis! (more…)

What is your diagnosis? (62)

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27/08/2018

At the end of the post you can vote for the right diagnosis!

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What is your diagnosis? (61)

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22/08/2018

At the end of the post you can vote for the right diagnosis! (more…)

Hydatidosis in a sow carcass

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23/07/2018

In a 2-year-old, hybrid breed, sow carcass, multiple vesicular, whitish, variable-sized lesions, between 2 and 4 cm in diameter, were seen in the liver parenchyma.

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Any given day in a porcine slaughterhouse

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16/07/2018

Last Friday, July the 6th we organized a practical workshop on lesion identification and description for porcine slaughterhouse official meat inspectors. To do this, we went to two pig slaughterhouses in Osona to collect condemned viscera. (more…)

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