This book forms part of a series that has been designed to provide a study aid for students undertaking Red Meat Inspection and other courses where knowledge of bovine meat inspection is required such as those for Environmental Health Officers, Veterinary degree students and Official Veterinarians. It is hoped that it may also provide information in a 'user friendly' format for abattoir owners and producers as to the nature of rejections recorded by inspectors.
This second edition has been augmented by more photographs and the addition of less common conditions and parasites that may be encountered in post mortem inspection.
Wherever possible, photographs illustrating anatomical features and conditions have been included, the latter generally depicting severe examples of conditions. This is a conscious decision, arrived at after giving numerous lectures on meat inspection where I learnt that no two people would describe something the same way.
CONTENTS
SECTION ONE: Anatomy / Physiology
Skeletal System
Muscle
Nerve Supply
Respiratory System
Digestive System
Estimation of age using dentition
Fore stomachs
Rumen
Reticulum
Omasum
Abomasum
Rumination
The Intestines
Small Intestine
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
Large Intestine
Caecum
Colon
Rectum
Intestinal Function and Digestion
The Liver
Bile ducts
Cardiovascular System
The Heart
Vertebral artery
Lymphatic System
Urogenital System
Kidney Structure
Ureters
Bladder
Urethra
Reproductive System
Female Reproductive System – Introduction
Ovaries
Uterine Horns
Cervix
The Vagina
Mammary Glands
Male Reproductive System – Introduction
Testes
Urethra and Penis
Nervous System
Endocrine Glands
Thyroid Gland
Parathyroid Gland
Pituitary Gland
Thymus
Adrenal Glands
Pancreas
SECTION TWO: Diseases of Cattle
Introduction
Routes of Infection
Transmission of infection
Immunity
Humoral Factors
Acquired Immune Response
Inflammation
Bacteria
Energy, nutrition and growth
Viruses
Fungi
Prion Proteins
Diseases of Cattle
Actinobacillosis
Actinomycosis
Anthrax
Black Disease
Blackleg/ Malignant Oedema
Bloat
Bluetongue
Bovine Herpes Mammillitis
Bovine Malignant Catarrh
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
Bovine Virus Diarrhoea
Brucellosis
Calf Diphtheria
Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia
Contagious Bovine Pyelonephritis
Enterotoxaemia
Enzootic Bovine Leukosis
Foot and Mouth Disease
Foot Rot
Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis
Infectious Keratoconjunctivitis
Jöhne's Disease
Leptospiridiosis
Listeriosis
Papillomas
Pseudocowpox
Rabies
Red Water Disease
Ringworm
Salmonellosis
Shipping Fever
Tetanus
Tuberculosis
White Muscle Disease
SECTION THREE: Parasites
Parasitism
Endoparasites
Endoparasite Groups
Host / parasite relationship
Infection
Individual Maintenance
Parasite Maintenance
Species Maintenance
Affects on the Host
Cestodes
Nematodes
Trematodes
Protozoa
Ectoparasites
SECTION FOUR: Neoplasia
Introduction
Carcinogens
Angiogenesis
Benign tumours
Malignant tumours
Metastasis
Characteristics of Neoplasia
Complications of Neoplasia
SECTION FIVE: Conditions Found at Bovine Post-Mortem Inspection
Abnormal Odours
Abscesses
Actinobacillosis
Actinomycosis
Anaemia
Arthritis
Bacterial Necrosis
Blackleg/gangrene
Calf Diphtheria
Cirrhosis/fibrosis
Congestive Haemorrhagic Hepatitis
Degenerative Necrotic Myositis
Emphysema
Enteritis
Fat Necrosis
Fibroplastic Nephritis
Hepatic Lipidosis
Hydronephrosis
Immaturity
Jaundice
Joint ill
Mastitis
Melanosis
Metritis
Muscle Atrophy
Muscular Fibrosis
Muscular Steatosis
Myocardial Infarction
Myopathy
Nephritis/nephrosis
Oedema and Emaciation
Pericarditis
Peritonitis
Pleurisy / Pneumonia
Prolapse
Pyaemia
Pyelonephritis
Renal Infarction
Renal Retention Cysts
Renal Uroliths
Septicaemia/Toxaemia
Telangiectasis
Trauma
Traumatic Reticulitis
Trichobezoars
Tuberculosis
Umbilical Pyaemia
Uraemia
Vegetative Endocarditis
Wharton's jelly
Xanthosis
Zenker's Degeneration
SECTION SIX: AIDE MEMOIRE - ANATOMY
SECTION SEVEN: AIDE MEMOIRE - CONDITION AND CAUSE
SECTION EIGHT: AFFECTIONS OF SPECIFIC PARTS
SECTION NINE: INDEX