Pathological investigations of liver affections in small ruminants suspected with gastrointestinal tract disorders

Abstract

The current investigation was conducted for pathological studies of liver affections in small ruminants carcasses (12 sheep and 5 goats) affected with gastrointestinal tract disorders brought to Department of Veterinary Pathology, LUVAS, Hisar during the period of August, 2019 to January, 2020 for the purposes of post-mortem examination. The investigation included the detailed post-mortem examination, gross pathology and histopathology of the liver in small ruminants affected with gastrointestinal tract disorders. Gross pathological studies revealed total 70.59% lesions, majority of which were necrotic changes followed by, hepatomegaly associated with vascular changes, induration along with distended gall bladder and hydatid cysts. The histopathology of liver revealed the microscopic lesions in 94.12% cases in which maximum cases were of degenerative changes followed by focal hepatitis, necrotic hepatitis, circulatory changes (congestion and haemorrhages) and cirrhosis.