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==Description==
==Description==
Telangiectasis is a condition of the liver affecting cattle, sheep, poultry and horses. The lesions are characterised by focal dilatation and congestion of the hepatic sinusoids. All animals may be affected by the lesions but they are more commonly seen in older animals. There is little clinical significance to the disease but affected animals are a significant cause of direct economic loss due to carcass condemnation at slaughter.
Telangiectasis ('plum-pudding liver') is a condition of the liver affecting cattle, sheep, poultry and horses. The lesions are characterised by focal dilatation and congestion of the hepatic sinusoids. All animals may be affected by the lesions but they are more commonly seen in older animals. There is little clinical significance to the disease but affected animals are a significant cause of direct economic loss due to carcass condemnation at slaughter.
==Pathogenesis==
==Pathogenesis==
Following slaughter, animals with mildly affected livers may be passed for food following trimming but severely affected carcasses must be condemned.
Following slaughter, animals with mildly affected livers may be passed for food following trimming but severely affected carcasses must be condemned.
==Pathology==
Lesions usually appear as red spots on the surface of the liver that extend into the parenchyma. They consist of dilated sinusoids filled with blood and lined with epithelium.
===Gross pathology===
Affected livers are irregular in shape
Affected livers
==References==
==References==
*Gracey, J. F., Collins, D. S., Huey, R. J. (1999) '''Meat Hygiene''' ''Elsevier Health Sciences''
*Hubbert, W. T. (1996) '''Food Safety and Quality Assurance: foods of animal origin''' ''Wiley-Blackwell''
[[Category:Liver - Circulatory Disturbances]]
[[Category:Liver - Circulatory Disturbances]]
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[[Category:To_Do_-_SophieIgnarski]]