Sudden Death in Sow/Gilt/Boar
Required Forms:
OAHN Swine Small Scale Herd Postmortem Project-Survey
OAHN Swine Small Scale Herd Postmortem Project - Submission form
Sudden Death in Sow/Gilt/Boar 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 (include lesions) | In Formalin (include lesions) |
| Tonsil | X | X |
| Thyroid gland | X | |
| Trachea | X | |
| Thymus | X | |
| Lung | X 3 | X |
| Heart | X | |
| Liver | X | X |
| Spleen | X 2 | 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 | X half, sagitally sectioned (OR entire head - fresh) | X half sagitally sectioned (OR entire head - fresh) |
Sudden Death in Sow / Gilt / Boar
Fresh tissues: Use a separate Whirl-Pak bag for each sample –label bags with the stickers provided (tissue name).
Formalin-fixed tissues: Use 1 sample jar per pig. For solid organs, samples should be approximately 1-2 cm2. For intestine, take approximately 3 cm long segments and partially open longitudinally with scissors (to allow formalin to contact the mucosal surface).
Test list (for AHL use - included on submission form):
Virology: PRRSV PCR prtqn, influenza A virus PCR inflpcr: lung
Bacterial culture bsetup, cults: lung, spleen (tested separately)
Histopathology hist
Freeze and hold: tonsil / spleen, lung, kidney / liver, lymph nodes, brain