Pork loin with bruise damage - Atlas of swine pathology

Pork loin with bruise damage

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Possible causes: Other

The image belongs to a lesion on a fattener's loin, after being slaughtered and quartered, and shows a haematoma that delves deep into the muscle.

The cause is a strong blow before slaughter on the dorsal region of the animal. 

The most common reasons are: improper handling of the animals or fights between them before loading.

In this case, fights had been observed in the batch this male pig belonged to previous to transport.

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