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A Guide to Avian Necropsy

The postmortem examination is a valuable part of the diagnostic work-up. Shared by a veterinary pathologist with a special interest in birds, this guide to avian necropsy provides comprehensive instructions for the avian postmortem exam. This article offers step-by-step guidance on avian necropsy with a variety of photographs and video clips that illustrate useful clinical techniques and normal avian anatomy. Feel confident in your knowledge of avian anatomy? You can also “Test Yourself” by identifying the structures shown in four separate images.

Nobuko Wakamatsu-Utsuki, DVM, PhD, DACVP, DACPV

Nobuko Wakamatsu-Utsuki earned her Bachelor of Veterinary Science from Kitasato University, School of Veterinary Medicine in Towada, Japan and her PhD from the University of Georgia. She is currently a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Comparative Pathobiology and Indiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory at Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Wakamatsu-Utsuki previously served as an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathobiological Sciences and the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory at Louisiana State University School of Veterinary…