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Pig Journal Volume: 53
Publication date: May 2004

Proceedings Section

RUPTURE OF THE AORTA IN TWO PIGS (SUSPECTED COPPER DEFICIENCY)
C. Steenmetz, M. Sharp, R. Irvine and S.H. Done

Abstract
The mechanism of aortic rupture in humans is touched on, together with the factors contributing to it. Death would appear to be the normal sequele. Apart from field outbreaks in South Africa, described, records of the condition in pigs are scanty. The paper, however, details a similar pattern seen in a small herd of pigs in the United Kingdom. These were kept on what was mainly a dairy farm. Two growers showed acute respiratory distress prior to death. Full post-mortems, including histopathological examinations, were carried out on both these animals. The findings are fully set out in this paper. The possibility of dietary deficiencies and/or a genetic component are discussed.

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