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Post Mortem of CATTLE, AMANDA GOH JIA MIN (D19B0039), image, image, image,…
Post Mortem of CATTLE
Equipment and Materials needed
Post Mortem Knife & Scissors - Both sharp & blunt end
Rat tooth forceps
Scalpel blades + holder
Sampling container - Both empty & with formalin
Microbial swabs
Camera, Ruler, Note taking material
Personal protective equipment
Cutting board
Bone cutter, T-piece, Saw
Scales
Syringes, Measuring cylinder
Glass slides, Coverslip, Tape
Procedures
Lay the animal in left lateral recumbency.
Reflect the right forelimb and hindlimb. Carefully incise abdominal muscles to expose the abdominal organs without rupturing the intestine or forestomachs.
Using rib cutters, cut the rib cage along the ventral and dorsal aspects to expose the thoracic contents.
Extend the excision up the neck to the chin. Using rib cutters, cut throughout the mandibular symphysis to expose the oral cavity.
Check for loose teeth, abscesses, injuries, erosions and vesicles.
Collecting samples
Lung & Heart
Collect a 1 x 2.5 centimetre section of lung tissue into formalin. Pool all fixed tissues.
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Liver
Using a sterile scalpel, make a stab incision through the liver capsule allowing a swab to be passed into the tissue.
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Intestine
Cut 2.5 cm long tubes of duodenum and jejunum.
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Kidney
Cut the kidney into two halves along the sagittal plane.
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Muscle tissue
Slice the hindlimb muscles looking for areas of pallor suggestive of nutritional myopathy.
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Feces
Collect feces for fecal worm egg counts, bacterial culture.
EXTRA NOTES
Basic sample set
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Collection from recently dead animal (<24hr)
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Dissect the neck.
Open the trachea
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AMANDA GOH JIA MIN (D19B0039)
