title: [Deaths in swine by a lightning strike in the sty].
abstract: It is reported on deaths of pigs due to lightning stroke in the barn. During a severe thunder storm 11 clinically healthy pigs with an average weight of approx. 22 kg died simultaneously and suddenly in the barn. The animals were kept on a floor of metal slats. The pens were separated by metal bars. A water pipe leading into the barn from outside had contact to the bars. Two pigs were submitted for an examination approx. three hours post mortem. The macroscopic and microscopic necropsy findings are described.
authors.affiliation: Tierärztlichen Ambulanz Schwarzenbek, Fachbereich Veterinärmedizin der Freien Universität Berlin.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Appel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006799:Housing, Animal; D015168:Lightning Injuries / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals; D013552:Swine / Q000293:injuries*
chemical_list: D008670:Metals
vernacular_title: Todesfälle bei Schweinen durch Blitzschlag im Stall.