title: A basic approach to food animal necropsy.
abstract: A basic step-by-step procedure for necropsying food-producing mammals is presented. Abundant figures are utilized to help the prosector visualize the described process. In subsequent articles, alternate methods of necropsy are presented.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001344:Autopsy / Q000662:veterinary*; D002417:Cattle; D006041:Goats; D012756:Sheep; D013552:Swine