Fig. 3

Postmortem views of oral abscesses associated with the hyoid apparatus in two calves. a The abscess in Calf 1 contained inspissated necrotic and purulent material and involved the epihyoid bone and the distal part of the left stylohyoid bone. The entire pharyngeal area was inflamed (S Stylohyoid, E Epiglottis). b In Calf 2, the abscess was located on the right at the base of the tongue in the region of the tonsillar fossa (probe) and palatine tonsil (TP) and involved the distal end of the stylohyoid bone