POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS 



the cloaca. Without discon- 

 necting the parts, lift out the 

 gizzard, intestines, and other 

 portions of the alimentary 

 canal, carefully tearing away 

 the membranous tissues of the 

 mesentery. 



5. Spread the organs out and ex- 



amine each one carefully and 

 critically, making sections if 

 necessary. (Fig. 32.) 



6. Cut open gullet, crop, stomach, 



gizzard, intestines, and caeca 

 and examine the contents. 



7. Examine the lungs, cutting off a 



portion and throwing it into 

 water, when it will float if 

 healthy, but sink if congested. 



8. Cut through the skin of the neck. 



Sever the windpipe near the 

 head, and also where the bron- 

 chi enter the lungs. With 

 scissors cut it open, and examine 

 for molds or gapes or for ex- 

 udates indicative of various 

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