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MILK SPOT [1 record]

Record 1 1991-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
  • Meats and Meat Industries
DEF

1 mm diameter white spot in the capsule of the pig's liver caused by migration of Ascaris suum larvae.

OBS

Usually plural.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
  • Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
DEF

Cicatrice sur le foie de porc causée par la migration des larves de parasites.

CONT

Le nombre de foies de porc qui doivent être saisis à l'abattage à cause de ce que l'on appelle "milk spots" ou taches blanchâtres est encore étonnamment grand.

Spanish

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