Necropsy

  • Necropsy – Food & Production Animals 1001 lbs. and Over

    Post-mortem examination and dissection of a whole animal to harvest tissues and determine a cause of death. Legal or insurance necropsies will incur additional processing fees.

  • Necropsy – Companion Animal Neonate

    Post-mortem examination and dissection of a neonatal animal (less than 7 days old) to harvest tissues and determine a cause of death. Legal or insurance necropsies will incur additional processing fees.

  • Rabies Virus (FA) [Referral]

    Referral tests are not performed at TVMDL; a processing and shipping fee will apply. Detection of antigen to rabies virus by fluorescent antibody test. This test is performed at the Texas Department of State Health Services in Austin, Texas. Submissions may incur additional processing charges to remove the head and/or brain. See TVMDL’s Fee Schedule…

  • Necropsy – Poultry

    Post-mortem examination and dissection of a whole animal to harvest tissues and determine a cause of death.  Legal or insurance necropsies will incur additional processing fees.

  • Necropsy – Food & Production Animals 201-1000 lbs.

    Post-mortem examination and dissection of a whole animal to harvest tissues and determine a cause of death. Legal or insurance necropsies will incur additional processing fees.

  • Necropsy – Deer & Exotic Ruminants 26 lbs. and Over

    Post-mortem examination and dissection of a whole animal to harvest tissues and determine a cause of death. Legal or insurance necropsies will incur additional processing fees.

  • Necropsy – Deer & Exotic Ruminants 25 lbs. and Under

    Post-mortem examination and dissection of a whole animal to harvest tissues and determine a cause of death. Legal or insurance necropsies will incur additional processing fees.

  • Gross Tissue Examination

    Macroscopic evaluation of fresh or fixed specimens for lesions by a pathologist prior to histopathology processing.

  • Necropsy – Animals Over 2000 lbs.

    Post-mortem examination and dissection of a whole animal to harvest tissues and determine a cause of death. Legal or insurance necropsies will incur additional processing fees.

  • Necropsy – Equine 201-1000 lbs.

    Post-mortem examination and dissection of a whole animal to harvest tissues and determine a cause of death. Legal or insurance necropsies will incur additional processing fees.