At a recent event hosted by veterinary pharmaceutical company HIPRA, Colin Lindsey showed a group of vets the best technique when performing an on-farm post mortem and what samples to take.
Tracheas (windpipes) from two fallen animals with one showing severe pathology (reddening) potentially caused by IBR virus. \ Philip Doyle
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While no farmer ever wants to lose animals, we will occasionally. Post mortems are a very important source of information for the farm and finding the cause of death can be extremely valuable.
Getting your vet to perform one and take samples can provide information that might guide management with the animal’s cohorts.
This is particularly true with pneumonia control and prevention.
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So don’t let fallen animals go without finding out, where possible, what caused the death.
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At a recent event hosted by veterinary pharmaceutical company HIPRA, Colin Lindsey showed a group of vets the best technique when performing an on-farm post mortem and what samples to take.
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While no farmer ever wants to lose animals, we will occasionally. Post mortems are a very important source of information for the farm and finding the cause of death can be extremely valuable.
Getting your vet to perform one and take samples can provide information that might guide management with the animal’s cohorts.
This is particularly true with pneumonia control and prevention.
So don’t let fallen animals go without finding out, where possible, what caused the death.
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