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| |pagebody = '''Gastritis''' refers to inflammation of the [[Forestomach - Anatomy & Physiology|stomach]]. | | |pagebody = '''Gastritis''' refers to inflammation of the [[Forestomach - Anatomy & Physiology|stomach]]. |
| + | Vesicular gastritis is not seen, as the [[Forestomach - Anatomy & Physiology|stomach]] has no stratum spinosum. |
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− | ==[[Gastritis, Fibrinous/ Diptheric]] Gastritis==
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− | ==[[Gastritis, Haemorrhagic]] == | + | ==[[Gastritis, Chronic]] gastritis== |
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− | == Vesicular Gastritis==
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− | * Is not seen, as the [[Forestomach - Anatomy & Physiology|stomach]] has no stratum spinosum.
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− | ==Chronic gastritis==
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− | * Chronic gastritis is usually proliferative rather any other type of gastric inflammation.
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− | * Usually a parasitic cause.
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− | * Occurs mostly in the pig and in cattle.
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− | * '''Pig'''
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− | ** Redworms (''Hyostrongylus'')
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− | ** Seen mostly in sows, and are present in up to 30% of pig herds.
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− | ** Small numbers produce little pathology, but large numbers cause thin sow syndrome.
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− | *** Animals eat well but slowly lose condition.
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− | * '''Cattle'''
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− | ** [[Stomach and Abomasum Parasites - Pathology#Ostertagiasis|Ostertagiasis]] produces a condition similar to thin sow syndrome.
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| ===Chronic Hypertrophic Gastritis In The Dog=== | | ===Chronic Hypertrophic Gastritis In The Dog=== |