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bulletOx
bullet3 lobes - left lobe is thinner than right + caudate lobe. In younger animals the liver is almost circular in outline - it elongates with age, becoming oval with a narrowing between the right and left lobe
bulletgall bladder is pear shaped
bulletweight approx 6-7 kg

 

 

bulletCalf
bulletalmost circular in outline
bulletremnants of umbilical vein
bulletsoft texture
bulletrounder edges than sheep liver
bulletcaudate lobe extends beyond the liver edge, unlike that of the sheep

 

 

bulletSheep
bullet3 lobes
bulletpointed caudate lobe
bulletall edges are 'sharp'
bulletdeeper division between lobes
bulletcigar shaped gall bladder
bulletweight approx 500-700 g

 

 

bulletPig
bullet5 lobes
bulletMorocco leather appearance (due to large lobules)
bulletweight approx 1 kg (larger in sows)
bulletpear shaped gall bladder

 

 

bulletHorse
bullet3 indistinct lobes
bullettriangular shaped caudate lobe
bulletmiddle lobe has 3 finger like projections (actually due to small fissures on the free edge)
bulletno gall bladder
bulletpurplish colour
bulletweight approx 5 kg

 

 

 

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