What Are Some Common Histopathological Findings in Pig Diseases?
Histopathological examination of pig tissues can reveal various disease conditions:
Swine Influenza: Characterized by interstitial pneumonia with lymphocytic infiltration and alveolar edema. Porcine Circovirus: Causes lymphoid depletion and granulomatous inflammation in lymphoid tissues. Foot-and-Mouth Disease: Vesicular lesions in the epithelium, with ballooning degeneration and necrosis. Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS): Interstitial pneumonia with pulmonary edema and alveolar macrophage infiltration. Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae: Chronic bronchopneumonia with peribronchiolar lymphoid hyperplasia.