Red Meat Inspection Flashcards
What does a ‘pluck’ consist of?
Heart, lungs and liver.
How to identify sheep livers?
3 lobes - obvious separation between the left and right lobe.
How to identify pig livers?
5 lobes
How to identify cattle livers?
3 lobes - obvious separation between the left and right lobe.
What are the two most common species of Actinomyces?
A. Israleii or A. gerensceriae.
Can dogs contract fasciola by eating condemned livers?
No
Is Taenia ovis zoonotic?
Not zoonotic, but can be contracted in dogs as they are the definitive host therefore condemn to stop the cycle.
What are the intermediate hosts of T. ovis and which is more common?
Pigs and sheep - sheep much more common due to stringent biosecurity of pigs.
What is cysticercus tenuicollis?
Taenia hydatigena larval stage?
What are the intermediate hosts of cysticercus tenuicollis?
Dogs, horses, sheep, goats and other ruminants.
What is the difference between a hydatid cyst and a cysticercus tenuicollis cyst.
Hydatid cysts contain multiple protoscolex’s where as tenuicollis contains one.
What does pneumonia look like on PM?
The lungs might be mottled and dark in colour.
Name one way to prevent the spread of cysticercus bovis?
Do not use human faeces as fertiliser?
What kind of problem are cystic kidneys?
Congenital
What does the presence of milk spots on livers tell us?
Ascaris suum
