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3.        Internal Examination

Necropsy should be conducted in a systematic manner.
It is, therefore, essential to assign specific task to each
of the team members. A team consisting of two or three
assistants may be assigned to each of the following:
(a)        Head
(b)        Fore-limbs
(c)        Hind-limbs
(d)        Thoracic region
(e)        Abdominal region

Head

Dissect and remove the ears. Cut and remove the trunk
at the level of the lower lip. Disarticulate the head while
cutting through the atlanto-occipital joints and separate
from the body. Dissect out the tusks. Several cuts are
required to severe the bones to reach the base of the
tusk. A good portion of the cranium must be cut to reach
the brain. (Large knives, long axe, chain saw and chisels
can be used for cutting.) Make three connecting deep
cuts in the margins of the triangle formed at the base of
the skull using an axe. Remove the bony plates by lifting
them with a crowbar and expose the brain. The brain is
dissected out after severing the attachments.

Fore-limbs

Disarticulate and remove the segments after cutting
through the shoulder joint, elbow joint, the radio-ulnar
and carpal joints. (Small axe can be used for cutting and
crowbar for lifting the parts and severing the joints. Tie
with rope and pull out the segments).

Hind-limbs
Remove the segments as above, after cutting through
the hip joint, stifle joint, tibiofibular and tarsal joints.



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