Author: Madison
๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข are also known as accessory spleens, and they are a form of ๐๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐, or normal tissue in an abnormal place. In other words, they are basically mini spleens in an area where the spleen normally isnโt!
๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ is more properly known as ๐๐ฑ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ก๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ. In this condition, exercise causes rapid degeneration of the muscle fibers, which can be extremely painful!
๐๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ is a tumour of the ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐๐ฒ๐ญ๐๐ฌ, one of the bodyโs major white blood cells. Because the white blood cells are found in the blood, these tumours can occur pretty much anywhere, and are always considered ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ง๐ญ (aggressive).
๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ง is an ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐, which are common feed additives found in ruminant diets that helps promote growth. However, these compounds are ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐-๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ toxins, meaning that having too much is a bad thing!
๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ are tumours of the uterine lining. The risk of these tumours increases with the age of the animal, and they are particularly common in rabbits!
๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ค๐ญ๐ is a virus that causes ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐, or tumours of the lining cells of the lungs. This disease is most commonly seen in Africa, Asia and Europe. Jaagsiekte is the Afrikaans name for this disease, meaning โsheep sicknessโ.
๐๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ means big (macro-) mouth (stoma). Usually, this condition presents as the corners of the lips extending far into the cheek, giving the animal an appearance like the Joker.
๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ -๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ง๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ is a pretty interesting situation that can occur with lung tumours! In this syndrome, the tumour ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ฌ (spreads) to the toes, which is a pretty unusual place for metastases to end up!
๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ, or avian influenza, is a viral infection that affects many different bird species. Recently, there have been outbreaks of the strain ๐๐๐๐ across the world, which has been devastating for poultry production and wildlife species.
๐๐จ๐ฑ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ is a protozoan parasite that we most commonly associate with infectious abortion, however it can also cause ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ (whole body) disease with serious consequences!