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Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and Mycoplasma hyosynoviae Infection in Cases of Fibrinous Pericarditis in Slaughter Pigs
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica volume 36, pages 575–577 (1995)
Abstract
Pericarditis, acute or subacute, is found at post mortem meat inspection of baconers in about 0.02 to 0.04% of slaughtered pigs in Denmark. The pathological findings are usually restricted to the pericardial sac. The pericardial sac is filled with a fibrinous exudate, which may be blood stained. In some cases massive granulation tissue formation is seen underlying the fibrinous exudate. Other constantly occurring, but less aggravating lesions, are chronic catarrhal bronchopneumonia and increased volume of serosanguinous synovial fluid in the large joints of the limbs. Lesions usually seen as sequelae to septicaemia have not been observed. The lesions seem to be part of a pathological entity which may be involved in the pathogenesis of fibrinous pericarditis in baconers.
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This study was supported by The Federation of Danish Pig Producers and Slaughterhouses.
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Jensen, T., Aalbœk, B., Buttenschøn, J. et al. Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and Mycoplasma hyosynoviae Infection in Cases of Fibrinous Pericarditis in Slaughter Pigs. Acta Vet Scand 36, 575–577 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03547672
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