NECROPSY OF AN OLIVE TURTLE: Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829)

Rute Cavalcante da Silva,Gil Dutra Furtado,Patrícia Aguiar Oliveira

doi:10.32435/envsmoke.20203231-45

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Abstract

The necropsy is an action composed of several stages carefully organized and performed on a corpse, aiming to elucidate or confirm what happened to the animal, so that it would die. The autopsy performed on a turtle by the team of academics from the Veterinary Medicine course at UNINASSAU, was of great value in making it possible to better understand its cause of death. Many convalescent turtles are sent to specialized environments in order to have their health restored, but some unfortunately end up dying, due to the seriousness of their case. The necropsy is then performed to clarify, refute, confirm or even modify a diagnosis previously established. Each necropsy stage is performed with great responsibility, where the qualification of veterinary medicine students is of paramount importance for this specific purpose. The necropsy performed on this chelonian Lepidochelys olivacea, aimed to provide an active practice and present a range of scientific knowledge, which academics will deal with now or in their professional lives. The conclusion regarding the autopsy performed, revealed that the cause of death was due to a cranial laceration probably caused by a propeller of a motor boat.

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Necropsy is a careful examination performed on an animal corpse by qualified professionals, these being called veterinary medical experts
It is important to know that, in order to be successful in performing this procedure, professional veterinary medical experts must promote as much as possible the good v. 3, n. 2, 2020 quality of their actions during necropsy, actions that aim to elucidate the reason, the time and the cause of death of an animal (FURTADO et al, 2019; FRANCE, 2015)
Based on the results obtained in the necropsy, it is possible to better understand the facts and circumstances that contributed to this situation (FURTADO et al, 2019; FRANCE, 2015; BARROS, 1988)

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Necropsy is a careful examination performed on an animal corpse by qualified professionals, these being called veterinary medical experts. It is practically the only way to arrive at a correct diagnosis, avoiding errors or correcting them when performing it. Through necropsy, they seek to identify the possible cause of death by observing anomalies or lesions that they visualize in the constituent parts of the exposed animal, both by analyzing its internal regions and its external regions. The practice of necropsy, whether for expert reporting or even for scientific purposes, provides crucial information so that professionals can understand how the interaction of the animal occurred with certain circumstances and/or pathologies that led to death. Based on the results obtained in the necropsy, it is possible to better understand the facts and circumstances that contributed to this situation (FURTADO et al, 2019; FRANCE, 2015; BARROS, 1988)

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