VPA-0029
QUESTION
“White spots” in the liver capsule of pig occurs due to?
OPTIONS
(A) Ascaris suum
(B) Hyostrongylus rubidus
(C) Ascarops strongylina
(D) Physocephasus sexalatus
ANSWER
(A) Ascaris suum
EXPLANATION
The white spots or milk spots on the liver capsule of pigs are caused by migrating Ascaris suum larvae, which produce focal eosinophilic hepatitis during their hepatic migration. The other listed parasites are not the characteristic cause of these hepatic milk spots.
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