REGIONAL VETERINARY LABORATORIES REPORT:JUNE 2015

摘要

Regional Veterinary Laboratories (RVLs) carried out necropsy examinations on 434 carcasses, including 71 foetuses, during June 2015. Bovine submissions accounted for 58% of non-foetal carcasses and 71% of foetal submissions. Ovine and porcine submissions represented 15% and 14%, respectively, of all submissions, excluding foetuses. There were 3,710 diagnostic samples submitted to RVLs during June 2015, the vast majority of which were from cattle. Diagnostic submissions to RVLs are tested and interpreted toaid veterinary surgeons investigating outbreaks of disease on farms where a carcass is unavailable or cannot be submitted. In certain circumstances, such as an acute outbreak of respiratory disease, prompt, appropriate, on-farm diagnostic sampling greatly enhances prospects of reaching a diagnosis. However, it should be noted that submission of a fresh carcass, when available, complete with a thorough clinical history, allows a comprehensive investigation into cause of death in an individual animal.