Intestinal polyps in a lamb |
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| Authors: | AD Ross WA Day |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Veterinary Science , Lincoln College , Canterbury, New Zealand;2. Electron Microscope Unit , Christchurch Clinical School of Medicine , Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | Eight pedunculated jejunal polyps 4–13mm in diameter were found in a 3 to 5-month-old lamb during routine meat inspection at an export slaughterhouse in Canterbury. Histological examination revealed papilliform growths consisting of hyperplastic villi with numerous developmental stages of coccidia-like organisms in the epithelial cells of the polyps' mucosa. It is suggested that this specimen represents an uncommon manifestation of chronic ovine coccidiosis. |
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