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Post-mortem procedure

1. History of management
•        Collect information on clinical disease and
treatment and previous ailments in case of captive
elephants.
•        Information should be collected on the
circumstances under which the disease was contacted
by the animal, the symptoms shown and thediagnosis
that may have been made. Particulars should also be
obtained for the treatment received by the animal and
the mode of its death.

2.        External Examination
•        Identify sex. Inspect the mammary glands in the
female; the prepuce, penis and testicles in the male; and
the navel in a newly born animal. A note should also be
made whether an animal is pregnant, lactating or dry.
•        Note the position of the carcass.
•        Note the condition of the animal. Prominent ribs,
deep lumbar, buccal depression, distinct temporal fossa,
and very loose skin all suggest poor condition.
•        Look for any evidence of dislocations and
fractures, and also signs of putrefaction.
•        Examine the skin for parasitic infestations, lesions
of pox, oedematous swellings, emphysematous
crepitation, injuries, burns, and the visible mucous
membranes for pallor, congestion, cyanosis and
inflammatory conditions.
•        Examine the skin for swellings, wounds, eruptions,
ectoparasites (louse and ticks), cutaneous filariasis, and
warts.
•        Examine for signs of injury from bullets, intra-
specific fight (in large bulls) and mauling by large
carnivores (generally in case of calves). For captive
elephants, look for injury inflicted by mahouts.
•        Examine fresh dung dropping or collect one from
the rectum. This will give indication about the teeth
condition.
•        Inspect the natural orifices for discharges and the
oral cavity for lesions of rinderpest, foot-and-mouth
disease, etc.
•        Examine temporal glands for musth.

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