Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 25, June 22, 2024
Section 1.143 - Hog cholera(a) The carcasses of all hogs affected with hog cholera shall be condemned.(b) Inconclusive but suspicious symptoms of hog cholera observed during the antemortem inspection of a "Pa. Suspect" shall be duly considered in connection with postmortem findings and when the carcass of such a suspect shows lesions in the kidneys and the lymph nodes which resemble lesions of hog cholera, they shall be regarded as those of hog cholera and the carcass shall be condemned.(c) When lesions resembling those of hog cholera occur in kidneys and lymph nodes of carcasses of hogs which appeared normal on antemortem inspection, further inspection of such carcasses shall be made for corroborative lesions. If on such further inspection, characteristic lesions of hog cholera are found in some organ or tissue in addition to those in the kidneys or in the lymph nodes or in both, then all lesions shall be regarded as those of hog cholera and the carcass shall be condemned.