Appendix I

PostMortem Examination (Necropsy) Form

Species __ Reference No ____

Date of Submission __ Origin ____

Ring (band) number ____ Any other identification ____

Relevant history / circumstances of death:

Request - diagnosis (cause of death/ill-health), health monitoring, forensic
investigation/research/other

Any special requirements re. techniques to be followed, instructions regarding fate of
body/samples

Submitted by __ Date __

Received by____ Date __

Measurements:Carpus Tarsus Other Bodyweight (Mass)

Condition score: Obese or fat / good / fair or thin / poor

State of preservation: Good / fair / poor / marked autolysis

Storage since death: Refrigerator / ambient temperature / frozen / fixed

EXTERNAL OBSERVATIONS, including preen gland, state of molt, ectoparasites,
skin condition, lesions, etc.

206 |Information from dead and dying birds

MACROSCOPIC EVALUATION ON OPENING THE BODY, including
position and appearance of organs, lesions, etc.

ALIMENTARY SYSTEM

MUSCULOSKELETAL

CARDIOVASCULAR

RESPIRATORY

URINARY

REPRODUCTIVE

LYMPHOID(including bursa and thymus)

NERVOUS

A number (“score”)

can be used for these

This section can be expanded,

subheadings can be inserted,

including checklist of organs

and tissues