Liver Archive

Chronic liver disease in a calf

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08/06/2020

In a ten-month-old Friesian calf carcass hepatomegaly was observed along with a hardened consistency and irregular liver surface. Upon section, multiple nodulations were observed. There were no thickened bile ducts or distended gallbladder. The sample was sent as a suspicion of cirrhosis, cholangiohepatitis or necrotizing hepatitis. (more…)

Diaphragmatic hernia of a liver lobe in a pig

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22/01/2020

In a pig carcass a cylindrical mass was observed in the mediastinum measuring roughly 30x10cm, with a brownish color and a hard consistency. No lesions were noticed on the other viscera. Inspectors suspected of a neoplastic proliferation. (more…)

What is your diagnosis? (80)

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08/01/2020

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

What is your diagnosis? (79)

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02/12/2019

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Any given day in a ruminant slaughterhouse (2/2)

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22/07/2019

We continue with this second post dedicated to the lesions that were observed in condemned viscera from bovine carcasses.
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Any given day in a ruminant slaughterhouse (1/2)

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16/07/2019

Last Friday, July the 12th we organized the 2nd workshop for the identification and description of lesions for official meat inspectors.
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What is your diagnosis? (73)

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05/06/2019

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

What is your diagnosis? (69)

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05/03/2019

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What is your diagnosis? (65)

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27/11/2018

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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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