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
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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) |
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