Mummified fetuses - Atlas of swine pathology
Mummified fetuses
Where: genitourinary system, female genitourinay tract
Possible causes: Aujeszky's diseaseBlue eye diseaseEncephalomyocarditisJapanese B EncephalitisPorcine cytomegalovirusPorcine circovirosisPorcine parvovirus infectionPRRSClassical Swine Fever
Mummified fetuses are due to autolysis and dehydration, without maceration caused by bacteria replication. The mummification process starts approximately 6 days after fetus death. Outbreaks of reproductive disease with presence of mummified fetuses are generally associated with viral infections (PRRSv, porcine parvovirus, PCV2, Aujeszky's diseases virus, etc).
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