Basic Swine Necropsy

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Basic Swine Necropsy

• Sutton Veterinary Clinic
• Sutton, NE

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The Ten Step NecropsyBy Sham Brown, et. al.

• Examine pig for skin lesions, swollen joints, or
  other abnormalities.
• Place pig on its back with the stomach facing up
  and cut the legs away from the body.
• Cut under the skin from the breastbone to toward
  the snout, stopping approximately 1-2 inches from
  the tip of the snout.
• Cut from the breastbone toward the rear. Start
  by finding the cartilage under the ball of the
  breastbone and working toward the rear of the
  pig.
• Examine internal organs for location, color, and
  abnormalities.
• Split the breastbone in half. Remove the lungs
  and heart by cutting the throat away in the neck
  and pulling toward the rear (cut as needed).
• Examine the heart and lungs for lesions, excess
  fluid, and color.
• Examine intestines for lesions, presence of
  blood, color, and fecal consistency.
• Examine the stomach for lesions, presence of
  blood, and emptiness or fullness.
• Record death loss reason using diagnostics flow
  chart.

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1. Examine pig for skin lesions, swollen joints,
or other abnormalities.
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2. Place pig on its back with the stomach facing
up and cut the legs away from the body.
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3. Cut under the skin from the breastbone to
toward the snout, stopping approximately 1-2
inches from the tip of the snout.
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4. Cut from the breastbone toward the rear.
Start by finding the cartilage under the ball of
the breastbone and working toward the rear of the
pig.
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5. Examine internal organs for location, color,
and abnormalities.
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6. Split the breastbone in half. Remove the
lungs and heart by cutting the throat away in the
neck and pulling toward the rear (cut as needed).
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7. Examine the heart and lungs for lesions,
excess fluid, and color.
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8. Examine intestines for lesions, presence of
blood, color, and fecal consistency.
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9. Examine the stomach for lesions, presence of
blood, and emptiness or fullness.
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10. Record death loss reason using diagnostics
flow chart.
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NPP Finisher Death Reasons

• A Acute or sudden death
• C Chronic (previous treat)
• E Euthanized
• 1 Unknown
• 2 Brainer
• 3 Polyserositis
• 4 Respiratory
• 5 Ulcer
• 6 HBS
• 7 Other

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NPP Nursery Death Reasons

• A Acute or sudden death
• C Chronic (previous treat)
• E Euthanized
• 1 Unknown
• 2 Brainer
• 3 Polyserositis
• 4 Respiratory
• 5 Enteric
• 6 Fail to Thrive
• 7 Other

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