Open AccessPathological findings of bovine pancreatic lesions induced by Eurytrema pancreticum in Aceh cattle, Sumatra
Author(s) -
Muhammad Hambal,
H. Marwadi,
F. Farida,
Slamet Sugito,
A. A. Amiruddin,
Henni Vanda
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
bulgarian journal of veterinary medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1311-1477
pISSN - 1313-3543
DOI - 10.15547/bjvm.2020-0037
Subject(s) - pancreas , pathological , veterinary medicine , biology , histopathology , histopathological examination , pathology , medicine , endocrinology
Great losses of cattle and other ruminants due to Eurytrema pancreaticum have been recorded in Indonesia and other countries in Southeast Asia. The objective of this study was to examine histological alterations after E. pancreaticum infection in cattle. This study analysed the pathological changes of pancreas in 153 cattle sampled randomly at slaughterhouses in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Samples were obtained during one year as part of routine meat inspection. The samples of cattle pancreas were obtained from slaughterhouse in Banda Aceh and examined for eurytrematosis. The number of infected pancreases was 64 out of 153 (41.8%). The pancreases indicated some alterations including macroscopic colour changes of the pancreatic capsular surface, followed by the production of mucus on the surface. Some adult flukes were found in the capsular surface of the pancreas together with fluke eggs. The dissected pancreases were prepared for histopathological study for each segment, and then observed under microscope. The implications of findings from histopathologic analyses of the pancreas are discussed.