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. 2012 Feb 1;43(1):8. doi: 10.1186/1297-9716-43-8

Table 2.

Tissues collected at necropsy.

Central nervous system Lymph reticular tissues Respiratory tract Gastro-intestinal tract Muscles Miscellaneous
Encephalon Tonsil Trachea Salivary glands Tongue Eye
Cerebellum Retropharyngeal lymph node Lung Esophagus Masseter muscle Kidney
Brainstem Mandibular lymph node Olfactory tract at nasal septum, ethmoturbinates and ventral nasal concha Liver Biceps brachii muscle Urinary bladder
Cervical spinal cord Mesenteric lymph node Rumen Triceps femoris muscle Mammary gland
Thoracic spinal cord Spleen Omasum Heart Adrenal gland
Lumbar spinal cord Third eyelid lymphoid tissue Reticulum
Abomasum
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
Ileo-ciecal valve
Caecum
Rectum