title: Performing the field necropsy examination.
abstract: This article is designed to aid the practitioner by maximizing the effectiveness of field postmortem diagnostic investigations. Contents include an outline of the procedure for field necropsy of ruminants, recommended tools and supplies, and guidelines for sample collection and submission.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, 1619 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA. gary.l.mason@colostate.edu
authors.forename: Gary L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: Dennis J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Madden
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001344:Autopsy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D002423:Cause of Death; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004210:Dissection / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D037901:Euthanasia, Animal / Q000379:methods*; D010336:Pathology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D010808:Physical Examination