Necropsy

Definition of Necropsy

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Post-mortem examination, or Necropsy, is far more common in veterinary medicine than in human medicine. For many Species that exhibit few external symptoms (sheep), or that are not suited to detailed clinical examination (poultry, cage birds, zoo animals), it is a common method used by veterinary physicians to come to a diagnosis. A Necropsy is mostly used like an autopsy to determine cause of death. The entire body is examined at the gross visual level, and samples are collected for additional analyses.

Below on the links section, India and US protocols for Elephant Necropsy can be downloaded.

From the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) An elephant necropsy may be a daunting procedure, however, it should be viewed as an important
learning opportunity. Although it may not be feasible to collect all the information and samples requested in each case, collection of as much as possible is encouraged. With the increased availability of digital cameras, photographic documentation of both normal and pathologic structures for future reference is also strongly recommended.

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Necropsy mentioned in The Elephant Database

No country match the word Necropsy in the database.

2 locations holdings in the elephant database match the word Necropsy.

Cameron Park Waco Zoo, zoo in Waco
Performing Animal Welfare Society / ARK 2000 (PAWS), sanctuary in San Andreas

23 elephants in the elephant database match the word Necropsy

EM-M Avi born 2020-07-06 arrived 2020-07-06 at St Louis Zoo in United States
EM-F Babe (Assam) born 1967 arrived 1991-02-02 at Fort Worth Zoo in United States, from Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, in United States.
LA-F Christy born 1980 arrived 1984-12-07 at Brookfield Zoo in United States, from Tom Smart, in United States.
EM-M Damar born 2020-07-03 arrived 2020-07-03 at Buluh Cina ecopark in Indonesia
EM-M Ganesh born 1998-03-15 arrived 2003-04-18 at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in United States, from Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, in United States.
EM-F Jewel (Cutie) born 1952 arrived 2011-06-08 at Little Rock Zoological Gardens in United States, from Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation, in United States.
EM-F Meneki born 1946 arrived 1953-05-19 at Duisburg Zoo in Germany
LA-F Miss Bets born 2007-12-08 arrived 2015-05-00 at Fresno Chaffee Zoological Gardens in United States, from Riddles Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary, in United States.
LA-F Monica born 1973 arrived 1976-07-27 at Virginia Zoo in United States, from Vivo Animales, in United States.
LA-F Pumbi born 1985? arrived 1987-04-28 at Pretoria Zoo in South Africa, from Kruger National Park, in South Africa.
EM-F Putschie born 1971 arrived 1990-05-02 at Kolmarden Zoo in Sweden, from Copenhagen Zoo, in Denmark.
EM-F Rebecca born 1961 arrived 2004-01-20 at Performing Animal Welfare Society / ARK 2000 (PAWS) in United States, from Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), in United States.
EM-M Sabu (Look Chai) born 1982-10-01 arrived 2010-10-00 at Performing Animal Welfare Society / ARK 2000 (PAWS) in United States, from Two Tails Ranch, in United States.
LA-F Shani (Kate, Katie, Kati) born 1979 arrived 1982-02-03 at Erie Zoo ( Glenwood Park Zoo ) in United States, from Baton Rouge Zoo, in United States.
EM-F Sheebar born 1963-12-00 arrived 1964-11-19 at Twycross Zoo in United Kingdom, from Chipperfield organisation (Chilworth), in United Kingdom.
EM-F Suffa Culli born 1894 arrived 1876-05-17 at London Zoo in United Kingdom
EM-F Swe San Thay born 1979-11-28 arrived 1988-06-27 at Emmen Zoo in Netherlands, from E.A.G. van den Brink, in Netherlands.
LA-F Tanzy born 1958 arrived 1998-10-30 at Abilene Zoo in United States, from Oklahoma City Zoo, in United States.
EM-F Tanzy (Olentangy) born 1937 arrived 1939-07-06 at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in United States, from Firma Ruhe, in Germany.
LA-F Tara born 1969 arrived 1974-07-30 at Toronto Zoo in Canada, from International Fertilizer and Chemical Company (Fred Zeehandelaar), in United States.
LA-F Tequila born 1970 arrived 1974-09-04 at Toronto Zoo in Canada, from International Fertilizer and Chemical Company (Fred Zeehandelaar), in United States.
LA-F Tessa born 1969 arrived 1974-07-30 at Toronto Zoo in Canada, from International Fertilizer and Chemical Company (Fred Zeehandelaar), in United States.
LA-F Zip born arrived 1890-00-00 at Ringling Bros. Circus in United States, from Shelbys Circus (Dan Shelby), in United States.

Reference list Koehl, Dan, (2023). Necropsy. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 September 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/index.php?id=46. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopsy#Other_animals_(necropsy)

Selected publications

Links about Necropsy

Selected external links for this article about Necropsy:

ELEPHANT TAG/SSP RESEARCH AND NECROPSY PROTOCOL (Elephas maximus and Loxodonta africana) of the Elephant Species Survival Plan (SSP) Propagation Group of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA), online at
*https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.aazv.org/resource/resmgr/protocols/Eleph_Research_and_Necropsy_.pdf
*http://elephantcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Elephant-TAG-and-SSP-Research-and-Necropsy-Protocol.pdf
The Elephant Diaries, Part 2: Field Necropsy, Cornell University, online at https://blogs.cornell.edu/wildlife/tag/elephant-necropsy/
Handbook for elephant Post-Mortems, Ministry of environments and forestst in India, online at https://cza.nic.in/uploads/documents/publications/english/2003.pdf

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