Pantnagar Journal of Research

Abstract

A total of 586 kidney samples from pigs were examined regardless of age group, gender, and breed during postmortem examinations conducted from November 2019 to December 2020. Out of these, 154 samples exhibiting gross lesions underwent histopathological examination. The overall incidence of histopathological lesions in pig kidneys was recorded at 15.58% (24 out of 154 samples with gross lesions). Microscopic analysis revealed degenerative lesions including cellular swelling, hydropic degeneration, fatty change, renal amyloidosis, and renal necrosis, with incidences of 6.49%, 1.95%, 1.30%, 3.25%, and 2.60%, respectively. Cellular swelling (6.49%) and fatty change (1.30%) were identified as the most and least prevalent conditions, respectively, affecting pig kidneys during the study period.