The vet has just phoned with the latest lab results. The SAC lab has been unable to determine the infective agent and is concerned the pericarditis is atypical (no pus, no yellow fibrin) for a bacterial infection. Instead, the piglets had hemorrhagic pericarditis. The most common causes of haemorrhagic pericarditis are tumors or TB, but [...]
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Still no definitive results on dead piglets
30 March, 2010
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The preliminary lab reports have come back on our two dead piglets. The vet phoned to say that both piglets had acute pericarditis (inflammation of the sac that covers the heart) leading to cardiac tamponade, but the Scottish Agricultural College laboratory was unable to isolate the causative agent. Further cultures are being done.
Read morePiglets have veterinary lab puzzled
30 March, 2010
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The vet, having spoken to the Scottish Agricultural College veterinary laboratory to organise analysis of the samples taken from our dead piglets, phoned to say the lab is puzzled by the combination of symptoms and autopsy results. Some of the symptoms and pathology are similar to those of Mulberry heart (Vitamin E deficiency) or lack [...]
Read morePreparing an autopsy area
30 March, 2010
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When the vet came out to do autopsies on two piglets. she was surprised and delighted to find an autopsy area had been set up. She said veterinary autopsies done in the field are normally haphzard in very rough and ready conditions. So, what did we do to make her job easier and safer?
Read morePiglet autopsies prove inconclusive
29 March, 2010
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The vet has been out and done the autopsies. Most of the internal organs were healthy with no evidence of disease, injury or congenital defonrmity. The main exceptions were the heart of both piglets, which were hugely enlarged.
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