Abattoir survey of kidney lesions in Korean cattle

도축한우의 신장에 대한 병리학적 연구

  • 노영선 (전북축산진흥연구소 정읍지소) ;
  • 윤여백 (전북축산진흥연구소 정읍지소) ;
  • 김영진 (전북축산진흥연구소 정읍지소) ;
  • 이성희 (전북대학교 생체안전성연구소) ;
  • 레브코로지스키 (전북대학교 생체안전성연구소) ;
  • 임병무 (전북대학교 생체안전성연구소) ;
  • 임채웅 (전북대학교 생체안전성연구소)
  • Published : 2001.06.01

Abstract

To examine the prevalence and types of kidney lesions in Korean cattle, a survey was carried out at a abattoir in september 2000 and January 2001. The collected kidneys were examined grossly and histopathologically and investigated for the patterns of renal diseases with considering season and sex. Of 735 cattle (99 bulls and 246 cows in September and 140 bulls, 3 steers, and 247 cows in January) surveyed, 301 (41%) cattle had various renal lesions. The most common prominent finding was focal or multiple interstitial nephritis (36.2%). Other lesions included focal or multiple renal cyst (9.1%), infarction (0.1%), hemorrhage (0.3%), and renal atrophy (0.3%). Microscopically, main pathological lesions were acute or chronic interstitial nephritis with moderate infiltration of neutrophil or lymphocyte, respectively. Finally, the kidney lesions are more or less correlated with the meat quality, especially in female Korean cattle.

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