Pathomorphological changes in the liver of sheep with echinococcosis
The article presents the results of studies of morphofunctional changes in the liver parenchyma of Merino sheep with echinococcosis lesions with varying degrees of invasion. The study was carried out in the Department of Bacteriology of the Republican Veterinary Laboratory in Aktobe. The object of the study was the liver taken from 30 sheep aged 3-5 years with a live weight of 40-50 kg. Material for histological studies of the liver was obtained postvitally and no later than one hour after slaughter. It has been established that the change in the histostructure of the liver in case of echinococcosis lesions manifests itself in the form of atrophy and dystrophy of its parenchymal elements, a violation of proliferative processes and blood circulation, and the growth of coarse fibrous connective tissue in the affected areas of the organ.