Inspection procedures

Question 1

Gastro-Intestinal Tract (GIT) inspection procedure for lamb

Answer 1

1. View the oncoming GIT
2. View the oesophagus
3. View the spleen
4. View the pancreas

Question 2

Gastro-Intestinal Tract (GIT) inspection procedure for sheep

Answer 2

1. View the oncoming GIT
2. View the oesophagus
3. View the spleen
4. View the pancreas
5. View a representitive proportion of the mesenteric LNs (small intestines)

Question 3

When viewing the oncoming GIT, what common diseases/defects might be found

Answer 3

1. Peritonitis
2. Cystercircus Tenuicollis Cysts
3. Contamination/Fecal

Question 4

What disease/defects might be seen when viewing representitive proportion of mesenteric LNs

Answer 4

Caseous lymphadentitis (CLA) and Adenocarcinoma (Signet ring)

Question 5

Enlarged mesenteric LNs procedure

Answer 5

1. Fan mesentery over stomaches
2. Incise around LN chain to view if CLA

Question 6

What is Moniezia Expansa

Answer 6

Large tapeworm inhabiting the small intestines of lambs, visible through the wall

Question 7

What may be found when viewing the oesophagus

Answer 7

1. Sarcocysts
2. Cysticercus Ovis
3. Leaking ingesta

Question 8

What may be found when viewing the spleen

Answer 8

1. Tumours
2. Abscesses
3. Hematoma

Question 9

Liver Inspection procedure

Answer 9

1. View the oncoming liver
2. Pick up and rotate the liver, viewing parietal and visceral surfaces, LNs, bile ducts

Question 10

What common disease and defects can be found during liver inspection? (8)

Answer 10

1. Abscesses
2. Liver fluke
3. Cysticercus tenuicollis cyst
4. Larval tracts
5. Cirrhosis
6. Peritonitis
7. Contamination
8. CLA

Question 11

Kidney inspection procedure

Answer 11

1. View oncoming kidneys
2. View both sides
3. If Dx suspected, inspect renal LNs

Question 12

During kidney inspection what diseases/defects may be found? (5)

Answer 12

1. Neoplasms
2. Infarcts
3. Petechial Haemorrhages
4. Abscesses
5. Cysts

Question 13

Pluck inspection procedure for lamb

Answer 13

1. View the oncoming pluck
2. If required, incise the pericardium so the heart falls free. View and palpate the heart
3. If present, view and palpate the diaphragm
4. View lungs

Question 14

Pluck inspection procedure for sheep

Answer 14

1. View the oncoming pluck
2. If required, incise the pericardium so that the heart falls free. View and palpate the heart
3. Palpate the bronchial and mediastinal LNs
4. If present, view and palpate the diaphragm
5. View lungs

Question 15

States and Dispotions of signet ring cancer?

Answer 15

1. Localised - Condemn affected part/s
2. Metastastised - Condemn if V -> C

Question 15

Edible lamb lung procedures

Answer 15

1. View ad palpate the lungs
2. Palpate the bronchial and midiastinal LNs
3. View the trachea
4. Pass lungs without disease or defects
5. Pass lungs with minor resolved pleural lesions.

Question 16

Host and features of Cysticercus Tenuicollis?

Answer 16

Sheep and goats up to 7cm soft cyst attached to abdominal viscera

Question 16

Host and features of Cysticercus Ovis

Answer 16

Sheep and Goats, pea sized in high oxygenated red musceles

Question 16

What are the inspection techniques for determining extent of sarcocysts infestation?

Answer 16

1. View the abdominal muscles of the flank. Invert the flank to help detect cysts.
2. Strip a small area of overlying tissue from the inner leg, sufficient to expose the underlying muscle.
3. Make a shallow incisioin into the muscles of the inner thigh and outer shoulder
4. View the exposed surface for sarcocysts