Veterinary Necropsy Protocol for Military Working Dogs and Pathology Specimen Submission Guide — TB MED 28

Date Published: 24 May 2001

Date Added to MFM: 17 October 2009

Categories: Medical, US Army

This medical bulletin provides necessary technical and administrative guidance for U.S. Army Veterinary Corps officers, animal care specialists, and contract civilian veterinarians involved in the necropsy (postmortem examination) of military working dogs (MWDs). It supplies guidance on the following:

(1) Preparing for the MWD necropsy.
(2) Necropsy procedures and techniques.
(3) Collection and handling of histologic, cytologic, microbiologic and toxicologic specimens,
(4) Submission of specimens.
(5) Etc.