The state of the patient became worse in spite of the immediate intensive therapy, therefore euthanasia was applied 2 hours after arrival. The pathological examination found focal encephalomalacia in the white matter of the cerebellum, bleedings in the medulla oblongata and severe pulmonary edema. The examination of the brain for rabies was negative. Several blood parameters are measured in domestic animals in order to help the clinical diagnosis and to monitor the metabolic state of the animal. This parameter is not always reliable, because some changes e.g. sympathoadrenal activation may alter the actual value of it.
Few investigations exist in literature concerning farm animals.
The majority of them is about animal diabetes. Most investigations in animals deal with the laboratory animals, as human diabetes models. Here they report also on their experiences with investigations concerning farm animals. The authors summarise the main points of the theoretical background and practical veterinary importance of these relatively new parameters. The authors outline the history of pork consumption from domestication till now, indicating the role the pork played during the history in the nutrition of mankind and in domestic national economy.