LPT 312: Abattoir Practices and Animal Products Technology (1+1)

SIGNIFICANCE OF ANTE-MORTEM INSPECTION

 

S. No	Condition	Symptoms	Ante-mortem Significance
1.	Anthrax: Forage poisoning	Fever, boldly diarrhea and red dark blood discharge from natural orifices	U, D.
2	Actinomycosis	Lumpy jaw – a chronic granulomatous disease	CU		S.
3.	Actinobacillosis	Wooden tongue – fibrous tissue causing enlargement and hardening of tongue	CU		S.
4.	Black Quarter	Severe inflammation of muscles followed by crepitating swelling on shoulder, neck, breast, loins or thigh.	U.
5.	Foot and Mouth Disease	Dullness, depressed appetite, lameness, salivation	U
6.	Listeriosis (Circling Disease)	Stiffness of neck, inco-ordinated movement of limbs, paralysis of muscles of jaws and pharynx	U.	P.	S.
7.	Rabies	Manifestation of neurological disorders	U.
8.	Salmonellosis	Severe diarrhea with foul smell, many contain blood, fever, loss of appetite, dullness, dehydration	U
9.	Swine Erysipelas	Acute septicaemia, skin lesions, chronic arthritis and vegetative endocarditis	CU		S.
10.	Selenium Poisoning	Peeling of skin	U.	P.	S.
11.	Swine fever (Hog cholera)	Acute highly contagious disease – septicaemia in the form of multiple haemorrhages	U
12.	Tetanus	Acute highly fatal infective disease characterized by spasmodic contraction of voluntary muscles especially masseter muscle often causing lock jaw condition	U, D.
13.	Tuberculosis	Chronic inflammation of lungs, swelling of retropharyngeal lymph gland	Generalised - U		Localised - S
14.	White Scour in Calves	Large abscess in the abdominal wall near umbilicus which becomes hard and swollen	CU		S.

Note:

• U - Unfit for slaughter
• P - Postpone slaughter and treat
• S - Handle as suspect
• D - Destroy and dispose
• CU - Conditionally Unfit