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E y^grpaT examination : This is the fresh carcass of 8 1 15 kg Atlantic 

 bottlenose dolphin on which there are a few external parasites, mostly on 

 the tail. 



pr p$s findings : 



-brain: No significant lesion, there are no parasites In the auditive canal. 



-mouth: All the teeth are worn, their surface being all even. 



-lungs: There is a severe extensive bilateral verminous pneumonia 



caracterised by whitish and greenish discoloration of the parenchyma on 



the cut section of the whole surface of both lungs associated with a heavy 



burden of parasites in the bronchi, with a mild to nrtoderete suppurative 



resction. The parasites are 2 to 3 cm long, whitish, with a thin 



longitudinal black stripe. There Is a mild brown to reddish exudate In the 



trachea and large bronchi. 



-heart: No significant lesion. 



-thymus: There is a small thymus remnant. 



-liver: There are a few slightly depressed lines of whitish discoloration 



on the surface of the liver with nothing significant on cut section. 



-kidneys: No significant lesion. 



-spleen: The spleen is about 5x4x4 cm, and a few daric red blackish foci of 



discoloration on the surface. The cut surface Is very regular. There are 



two small ectopic spleen of 1 and 0.5 cm In diameter. 



-pancreas: No significant lesion. 



-thyroid: No significant lesion. 



-adrenals: The adrenal cortex Is rather thin, with a rather thick medulla. 



-1st gastric compartment: No significant lesion. 



-2nd gastric compartment: No significant lesion. 



-3rd gastric comportment: There ore 3 foci of small pedonculated nodules 



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