The aim of this paper was to present some important aspects of gross anatomy and histopathology of liver in selected avian diseases. Part 2 is dedicated to fungal and parasitic diseases. Opportunistic fungi of Aspergillus spp. and Candida spp. are frequently found in liver of immunocompromised...

This paper provides an overview of the current knowledge on wild boar as a reservoir of viruses, bacteria and parasites being pathogenic also to other species of animals, and for humans, but particularly to pigs belonging to the same species, Sus scrofa, as the wild boar. Since wild boar and...

Noninfectious diseases in mink account for the majority of production losses. They include reproductive disorders, periparturient diseases, diseases of kits, and metabolic disorders. Animal diseases may have different etiologies: infectious, viral, degenerative, autoimmune, etc. A disease occurs...

Mycotoxins are a wide group of compounds that often occur in food and feeds. These toxins negatively affect living organisms and may pose a risk for consumers' health. Fish seem to be a particularly vulnerable group because negative effects can be observed at low levels of contamination, much lower ...

The aim of this article was to present and comment on the protocols applied for treating endoparasitoses of the domestic pigeons. Irrespective of the breed and race, all may suffer from numerous common infectious and invasive diseases. National surveys indicate that the health problems associated...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of the sanitary and veterinary inspection of slaughter pigs in Poland in 2016. During 2016 over 22 million pigs were slaughtered under veterinary inspection. Throughout post-slaughtered veterinary inspection disease-related symptoms or lesions were...

Babesiosis is a protozoan, tickborne disease of mammals and birds caused by the parasites of the genus Babesia. The pathogen is transmitted by ticks as its final host. Moreover, large Babesia species are transmitted transovarially, and in this way next generation of ticks is carrying the parasite....

The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and invasion intensity of gastrointestinal parasites in calves from small and middle-sized farms, with a special focus on invasions of chosen protozoa. The analysis included 150 calves from 2 weeks to 5 months of age. The calves came from 30...

Nutrition is one of the most important factors influencing health status. Feed ingredients can be contaminated with various harmful substances, including fungal secondary metabolites. Mycotoxins cause economic losses in animal production. Pigs are very sensitive to deoxynivalenol. They are often...

In March 2014, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published the yearly report on the zoonoses and zoonotic agents identified in the European Union (EU) in 2012. Data in this report resulted from collaboration with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) which provided...