LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Obstructive urolithiasis in growing-finishing pigs

Lorenzett, Marina P; Cruz, Raquel A. S; Cecco, Bianca S; Schwertz, Claiton I; Hammerschmitt, Márcia E; Schu, Daniela T; Driemeier, David; P. Pavarini, Saulo.

Pesqui. vet. bras; 39 (6), 2019

Obstructive urolithiasis is a disease characterized by the presence of uroliths in the urinary tract, with consequent obstruction of excretion pathways. This paper described the epidemiological and clinical-pathological findings of 22 outbreaks of urolithiasis in growing-finishing pigs in Southern Brazil...

Urolitiasis/diagnóstico por imagen, Sistema Urinario/crecimiento & desarrollo, Porcinos/anomalías, Fósforo/orina

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The influence of selected pathological states on the somatostatin-like immunoreactive (SOM-LI) endocrine cells in the mucosal layer of the porcine descending colon

This study reports on changes in the number of somatostatin-like immunoreactive (SOM-LI) endocrine cells in the porcine descending colon, caused by chemically driven inflammation, axotomy and proliferative enteropathy (PE). The distribution pattern of SOM-LI endocrine cells has been studied using the rou...