Pale streaks and patches of myocardium necrosis and hepatic rupture - Atlas of swine pathology

Pale streaks and patches of myocardium necrosis and hepatic rupture

Where: digestive system, cardiovascular system, liver

Possible causes: Mulberry heart diseasePorcine stress syndromeThrombocytopaenic purpuraOther

Case of mulberry heart disease in 6 – 8 weeks old weaner pigs with sudden deaths.

The levels of vitamin E in the diet of these pigs were 50 mg/kg instead of the recommended 250 mg/kg at weaning and 150 mg/kg four weeks later.

Vitamin E is necessary for the optimum function and metabolism of the muscular, nervous, circulatory and immune systems of the pig.

The major clinical signs of this complex deficiency appear to result from the effects on energy metabolism. The most severely affected cells in the pig are hepatocytes and muscle cells in the heart and skeletal muscle. The syndrome develops as a result of congestive heart failure, coupled with hydropericardium.

Jesús Borobia
Where

cardiovascular system

digestive system

intestines

liver

mouth

stomach

genitourinary system

bladder

female genitourinay tract

kidney

male genitourinay tract

mammary gland

lymphatic system

lymph nodes

spleen

tonsils

musculoskeletal system

nervous system

other

respiratory system

lungs

nasal cavity

skin and subcutaneous tissue

Disease

App

Clostridium difficile

Clostridium novyi

Clostridium perfringens

Mycoplasma suis

Actinobacillosis

Anthrax

Atrophic Rhinitis

Bordetelosis

Botulism

Brucellosis

Colibacillosis

Colitis

Edema disease

Enzootic Pneumonia (EP)

Erysipela

Exudative Epidermitis

Glässer disease

Ileitis

Leptospirosis

Mycoplasma arthritis

Pasteurellosis

Postpartum Agalactia Syndrome

Salmonellosis

Streptococcal infections

Swine dysentery

Tetanus

Tuberculosis

Yersinia infection

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