INVESTIGATION ON AFFECTED LYMPH NODES OF SHEEP COLLECTED FROM ABATTOIRS IN KOLKATA, INDIA

The present investigation was carried out to find out the type of abnormality in lymph nodes obtained from sheep carcass in abattoirs. Lymph nodes of various regions of body revealed gross lesions in varying degree and patterns due to infections. A remarkable percentage of lymph nodes were found to be involved in different infections which imposed an impact on the overall quality and acceptability of mutton. In the present study, it was revealed that mediastinal lymph nodes were the most affected and caseation was the most important type of lesion in the affected lymph nodes.