TAPIR FIELD VETERINARY MANUAL - Tapir Specialist Group

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IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group (TSG)
NECROPSY
Performer of the necropsy: __________________ Institution: _______________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________________________
Location (region, city, province, country): _________________________________________________
Species: _________________________________ Identification: ____________________________
Sex: ( ) Male ( ) Female Age: ____________________ Body weight: ____ ( ) ESTIMATED
( ) REAL
Date of death (estimated): ___/___/______ Date of necropsy: ___/___/______
Location: ________________________________ GPS coordinates: _________________________
Known history of animal / Circunstances of death:
LEFT
RIGHT
External exam (skin, scars, ectoparasites, natural orifices, nutritional condition):
Body cavities (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium, visceral positioning, cavitary liquids, fat stores):
Respiratory system (nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, regional lymph nodes):
Cardiovascular and hemolymphatic systems (heart, great vessels, spleen, lymph nodes, thymus):
Digestive system (mouth, teeth, tongue, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, cecum, large
intestine, rectum, liver, pancreas, mesenteric lymph nodes):