Why do a post-mortem?

Information on why post-mortem examinations are carried out on Tuberculosis (TB) reactor animals.

By examining the carcase we hope to find out if your animal was diseased, and if so, whether it was in the early stages of disease or whether it has reached the stage when it could pass the infection on to other animals. This helps us to give you better advice on how to reduce the risk of the disease spreading within your herd. It also helps us decide how much more testing we need to carry out in your herd and in neighbouring herds, and whether we should trace animals that you have bought or sold.