Respiratory Disease in Nursing Piglets

Required Forms:

OAHN Swine Small Scale Herd Postmortem Project-Survey

OAHN Swine Small Scale Herd Postmortem Project - Submission form

Respiratory Disease in Nursing Piglets tissue sampling list

TISSUE SAMPLING LIST-collect the following samples from EACH pig

Fresh tissues: 1 sample per Whirl-Pak bag, per pig – label with stickers provided.

Formalin-fixed tissues: 1 sample jar per pig.

Tissue Fresh (plus lesions) Formalin (plus lesions)
Tonsil X X
Thyroid gland   X
Trachea   X
Thymus   X
Lung X3 X
Heart   X
Liver X X
Spleen X X
Kidney  X X
Adrenal gland   X
Pancreas   X
Mesenteric lymph node X X
Gastrohepatic lymph node X X
Stomach   X
Duodenum   X
Jejunum   X
Ileum   X
Spiral colon   X
Diaphragm   X
Skeletal muscle   X
Brain (or head) X half, sagitally sectioned (OR entire head, fresh) X half sagitally sectioned (OR entire head, fresh)