Notes on meat and food Inspection for sanitary inspectors / by John T. Cowderoy.

  • Cowderoy, John T.
Date:
1912
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    THE PIG (continued), bodies contain a chocolate-coloured fluid, in which coccidia can be microscopically demonstrated. Occasionally the whole liver is permeated with the disease, cavities extending in many directions. Cysticercus TenuicoIIis— Cysts containing this parasite are often found hanging from the liver. THE SPLEEN. Tuberculosis— The spleen of a pig, if affected with this disease, contains a number of small tubercles which, when cut open, show a yellow cheesy-like growth. Anthrax— This disease is not very common amongst swine. The spleen of an infected animal is very much enlarged, and contains a black jelly-like substance. Erysipelas— The spleen of swine affected with this disease are usually enlarged. Swine Fever— The spleen may be enlarged. THE KIDNEY. Hydronephrosis— This disease converts the kidney into a multilocular cyst, surrounded by the atrophied cortex. Tumours— Sarcomata and carcinomata both occur in the kidneys, as well as some benign growths. These tumours may attain a large size. J ^ Hasmorrhage-nc This condition is often found in pigs suffering with swine erysipelas.