Post-mortem examination of food animals

- Post mortem examination of pigs

The same as cattle with some modifications: -

1.    Skin lesion:

a)    Swine erysipelas.

b)    Swine fever.

c)    Urticaria.

2.    Lung:

a)    Pneumonia.

b)    T.B.

3.    Mesenteric, sub maxillary and supramammary lymph nodes for:

a)    T.B.

b)    Leukaemia.

 

4.    Udder

a)    T.B.

b)    Mastitis.

c)    Actinomycosis.

d)    Abscess.

5.    Joint Swelling (chronic swine erysipelas).

6.    Muscles {thigh muscles, pillars of diaphragm, intercostal muscle, heart, tongue & larynx.} for Cysticercous cellulose.

7.    Trichinoscopic examination: -

8.    It is obligatory routine microscopic examination.

9.    Samples from 2 pillars of diaphragm and cut into 7-14 portions on comperissorium and examined using Trichinoscopic for the presence of Trichinella spiralis larvae cyst.