Pathomorphologic investigations of liver of water-buffaloe slaugghtered in the Afyonkarahisar provience

This study was carried out to determine the incidence and pathomorphological charateristics of liver lesions in water buffaloes aged between 2.5 and 7 years slaughtered within 15 months period in abattoires of Afyonkarahisar. For this purposes, a total of 117 livers of slaughtered water buffaloes were examined and various lesions and changes were observed in 62 buffaloes (52.99 %). The most common lesion in livers was degenerative and necrotic changes indicating 68.34 %, and followed by circulatory disturbances (53.83 %), inflammatory changes (50.40 %), hydatidosis (13.67 %), atrophy ( 12.82 %), fasciolasis (11.96 %), cirrhosis (10.25 %), abscesses (7.69 %) and pigmentation (7.68 %). Bacteriologic cultures were performed in 75 livers of water buffaloes and single or mixed bacterial culture flora was isolated, however no organisms were obtained in 34 cases (45.33 %). Staphyloccoccus spp was predominantly isolated organism that followed by E.coli, Acinetobacter spp, Mannheimia spp, Actinobacillus spp. In conclusion, in this study the liver lesion in water buffaloes slaughtered was identified as high as 52.99 % and it was observed that the most frequently lesion seen was degenerative and necrotic changes followed by circulatory disturbances, inflammatory changes, hydatidosis, atrophy, fasciolasis, cirrhosis, abscesses and pigmentation.