skin (porcine)

An (atypical) case of PDNS that set off the alarms
0Samples were submitted of a 6-month-old hybrid male pig carcass with widespread petechial haemorrhagic lesions of lymph nodes, skin, kidneys, spleen, and other viscera, as well as gallbladder oedema. (more…)

What is your diagnosis? (83)
0At 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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Apocrine cystomatosis in a pig carcass
0In 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
0Although 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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Subcutaneous lipoma in a pig carcass
0In a hybrid breed, 6 months old, pig carcass several irregular, nodular, subcutaneous lesions were observed in the dorsal region that. Upon section the subcutis was thickened, with an increased consistency and of whitish color.

Black spots in the lungs of a pig
0In a 6-month-old, cross-breed pig carcass, multiple small well-defined black nodules were observed, some of them with a whitish center, distributed throughout the whole lung parenchyma. When sectioned, the nodules showed a caseose-like content in the center. On the skin, after scalding, black coloured lesions were seen at the level of the posterior right limb. (more…)

What is your diagnosis? (45)
0At the end of the post you can vote for the right diagnosis! (more…)

Mystery Dermatitis. Volume 2.
4In a male, cross breed, 6 months old, pig carcass multiple, multifocal, erythematous lesions were observed some of which with concentric circles morphology. Generalized lymphadenopathy was also observed with increased size and redness of the lymph nodes. (more…)

Lesions in the mammary glands of sows
0We have lately received a few enquiries related to changes in the mammary glands of female reproductive pig carcases. It is an organ which, in the case of recently weaned or lactating sows, can be allocated to human consumption. (more…)