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Livor Mortis, Pig.
Note red to purple discoloration of skin on the right side, the side on which the pig was lying when it died. This color change is termed livor mortis or hypostatic congestion. The pale areas are pressure points on the down side into which blood could not flow after death.
(Courtesy Dr. M.D. McGavin, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee.)
