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| Animals are often depressed, reluctant to move, pyrexic, jaundice or have pale mucous membranes and sometimes in respiratory distress. | | Animals are often depressed, reluctant to move, pyrexic, jaundice or have pale mucous membranes and sometimes in respiratory distress. |
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− | *post mortem is confirmatory finding
| + | ==Laboratory Tests== |
− | *rapid decomposition of carcass
| + | ==Pathology== |
− | **organs decomposed
| + | ===Gross=== |
− | *subcutaneous hameorrhages, odema, emphysema
| + | post mortem findings include rapid decomposition of the carcass, organs are also decomposed with subcutaneous hameorrhages, odema and emphysema present. |
− | *blood stained abdominal and thoracic fluid, large quantity and pericardium
| + | Abdominal and thoracic fluid are blood stained and a large quantity will be in the pericardium. |
− | *animal is severely anaemic
| + | The animal is severely anaemic and may be jaundiced. |
− | *may be jaundiced
| + | Red urine in the[[Urinary Bladder - Anatomy & Physiology|bladder]], and the [[Urinary System - Anatomy & Physiology#Upper Urinary System|kidneys]] will be speckled with haemoglobin. |
− | *red urine in [[Urinary Bladder - Anatomy & Physiology|bladder]], therefore haemoglobin in urine
| + | There is usually a single large necrotic focus in the [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]] that is sometimes partially liquefied in the centre, and an irregular outline with a hyperaemic edge. |
− | *[[Urinary System - Anatomy & Physiology#Upper Urinary System|kidneys]] speckled with haemoglobin
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− | *blood in lungs/trachea
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− | *ischaemic hepatic infarct
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− | **usually a single large necrotic focus in the [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]]
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− | **area of necrosis, sometimes partially liquefied centre, irregular outline with a hyperaemic edge
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| =====Microscopically===== | | =====Microscopically===== |