Abstract:Gastroenteritis in swine herds pose a big constraint in pig farming due to the economic losses accompanying it. The present study utilised 57 pig carcasses to assess the occurrence and distribution of various gastrointestinal lesions in pigs in Northern Kerala. Gross changes in stomach were observed in 84.21 per cent of carcasses in which mucosal congestion (61.40 per cent) was the most frequent lesion. Principal microscopic gastric lesions observed were mucosal necrosis, cellular infiltration in lamina propri… Show more
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