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Diagnosis
1. Cyanide toxicity.
2. Cholangitis, plasmacytic, mild.
3. Testicular degeneration, acute.
4. Focal aspiration pneumonia, foreign body.
5. Ventricular nematodiasis, moderate, chronic.
Date:  09/09/2005
Pathologists:
Students:  
Pathology Report - Accession No.: 37659
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Comments
Chick A - The cause of the liver infection was not able to be identified.
Chick B - The body is too decomposed to determine a cause of death.
Date:  09/09/2005
Pathologists:
Students:  
Pathology Report - Accession No.: 37661
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Small numbers of tapeworm eggs.
Clinical Pathology / Toxicology / Biochemistry
No pindone was found in a sample of frozen liver.
Cyanide levels in the liver were 1.6 micrograms/gram.
Diagnosis
Cyanide toxicosis
Comments
The liver contained toxic levels of cyanide, more than likely the result of ingesiton of Feratox bait.
Date:  14/12/2010
Pathologists:
Students:  
Pathology Report - Accession No.: 45768
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