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<p>The goal of this research was to identify lung lesions in slaughtered fatteners originating from registered farms. Evaluation of lung lesions was based on their visible macroscopic features, which were then associated with corresponding diseases. Data on lung lesions in slaughtered fatteners were collected over the period spanning from October to December 2022 from three slaughterhouses (A, B, C), involving 150 fattening animals from each slaughterhouse. The examination of slaughtered pig lungs from all three slaughterhouses in our study revealed that Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae lesions in the lungs are the most prevalent, while Actinobacillus pleuropneumonia and bronchopneumonia occurrences are rare.</p>
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The goal of this research was to identify lung lesions in slaughtered fatteners originating from registered farms. Evaluation of lung lesions was based on their visible macroscopic features, which were then associated with corresponding diseases. Data on lung lesions in slaughtered fatteners were collected over the period spanning from October to December 2022 from three slaughterhouses (A, B, C), involving 150 fattening animals from each slaughterhouse. The examination of slaughtered pig lungs from all three slaughterhouses in our study revealed that Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae lesions in the lungs are the most prevalent, while Actinobacillus pleuropneumonia and bronchopneumonia occurrences are rare.

Evaluation of Pulmonary Lesions in Slaughtered Fatteners as Indicators of Respiratory Diseases in Pigs

Contemporary Agriculture

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The goal of this research was to identify lung lesions in slaughtered fatteners originating from registered farms. Evaluation of lung lesions was based on...

Evaluation of Pulmonary Lesions in Slaughtered Fatteners as Indicators of Respiratory Diseases in Pigs

Article Category: Original scientific paper

Online veröffentlicht: 21. Mai 2024

Seitenbereich: 114 - 118

Eingereicht: 24. Nov. 2023

Akzeptiert: 17. Jan. 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/contagri-2024-0014

Schlüsselwörter
pathomorphology, lung, fattening pig, respiratory disease

© 2024 Ivana Davidov et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Evaluation of Pulmonary Lesions in Slaughtered Fatteners as Indicators of Respiratory Diseases in Pigs

Article Category: Original scientific paper

Online veröffentlicht: 21. Mai 2024

Seitenbereich: 114 - 118

Eingereicht: 24. Nov. 2023

Akzeptiert: 17. Jan. 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/contagri-2024-0014

Schlüsselwörterpathomorphology, lung, fattening pig, respiratory disease

© 2024 Ivana Davidov et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
pathomorphology, lung, fattening pig, respiratory disease