1272 CYCLOPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK AND COMPLETE STOCK DOCTOR. 



Stomach. — The stomach is the large white poiich-hke organ which is 

 situated in the upper part of the abdominal cavity next to the lungs and 

 by the side of and partly underneath the liver. Usually the external 

 surface of the stomach shows no change from normal, though occasionally 

 there may be observed small red spots similar to those which have been 

 described as appearing in the lungs, heart, and kidneys. The stomach 

 should be opened by cutting the front wall from one end to the other. 



HOG SICK OF HOG CHOLERA, CHRONIC TYPE. 



INTKSTINKS OF A HOG. 

 Notice the small tubercles. 



Small intestine. — In some acute 

 and virulent types of hog cholera the 

 outer surface of the small intestine 

 may be literally covered with bloody 

 spots, giving one the impression that 

 blood had been spattered over these 

 organs, but upon washing them with 

 water it will be found that these 

 bloody areas can not be removed. 

 There is no other characteristic lesion 

 of the outer surface of the small in- 

 testine. The inner lining, however, 

 may at times, in cases of hog cholera, 

 be congested and inflamed, so that the 

 normal wrinkled inner surface is 

 greatly thickened and covered with a 

 yellowish exudate or coating, or it 

 may be dotted with small bloody spots 

 like those seen on the outer surface. 



