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What is the cause of the bruising on the loin?

What to do in case of a ruptured needle during an intramuscular injection?

Where are these cysts located?

Clinical manifestations of widespread jaundice include:

What is the cause of macular melanosis?

What is the cause of the abscess?

Skin lesions caused by erysipelas as best observed:

What is the most likely cause of this injury?

The ear injuries are produced by:

The residues found in the ham are:

Which ones are risk factors for ear necrosis?

The cause of the splenic hypertrophy is:

What is the injury seen in the picture?

What is the cause of an umbilical hernia?

What is the risk linked to a scrotal hernia in a pig after slaughter?

Pigs around 15 weeks old develop purple patches over the hindquarters extending to all over the body. Mortality is high. What is the cause of this lesion?

Which disease is this?

This animal showed respiratory problems. What can be the cause of these lung lesions?

This lesion was found after the animal showed recurrent transient fever. Which are the possible causes?

Which is the most probable cause for the deformation of this ear?

Which parasite is the culprit for these liver lesions?

An increase of “humpy-back” pigs from 6 to 8 weeks of age was detected in this unit afecting up to 5% of the feeding herd with irrelevance of the sex. What is the cause of this lesion?

There are sudden deaths in sows and finishing pigs. The only lesion detected is in the liver with discoloration, enlargement and full of gass. What is the causative agent of this lesion?

Sudden dead is described in growing pigs. There are no other post-mortem findings other than valvular endocarditis. What is the cause of this lesion?

There is blood stain in the costocondral area affecting the pleura. What is the cause of this lesion?

This sow has a mass protruding from behind. What is the most likely cause of this lesion?

Spinal chord compression was detected when inspecting this pig carcass. What is the cause of this lesion?