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- ABSTRACT - On October 16, 1998 a three-year-old
registered polled Hereford cow was found dead by the owner who had seen
the animal in good health the previous day. The animal's left eye and
periorbital tissue was removed as well as part of its left ear. A full
necropsy followed by toxicological, histological and chemical analysis
was done on the animal. The following noteworthy features were found:
(1) Both the left periorbital tissue and left ear were removed with a sharp
instrument(s) as confirmed by two and three veterinary pathologists respectively;
(2) no evidence of high heat or cautery was obtained from these cuts; (3)
no signs of struggle and no tracks were found near the animal; (4) an unusual,
formaldehyde-containing blue gel-like substance was found on the eye, the
ear and the anus of the animal; using headspace gas chromatography mass
spectrometry analysis, the blue gel-like substance was shown to contain
300-3000mg/g of 2,6-bis-dimethylethyl-4-methyl phenol, a synthetic molecule
with anti-oxidant and anti-viral properties, as well as contaminants of
normal putrefaction breakdown products from cow tissue; (5) the animal's
heart was shredded, yet its pericardium was intact; (6) the animal tested
positive on two different pregnancy tests, yet there was no fetus present
at the time of necropsy and no sign of a recent spontaneous abortion; (7)
it is suspected that the animal's blood contained high levels of potassium
chloride; (8) the animal had extremely low liver copper levels and low
Vitamin A levels; (9) severe hemorrhaging under the hide around the neck
of the animal was observed; (10) the animal was normal for routine bacteriology,
virology and toxicology scans. In summary, the totality of the data obtained
from the necropsy, combined with the histological, toxicological, bacteriological
and chemical analyses suggests that the animal did not die a normal death.
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- ABSTRACT
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- BACKGROUND
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- SUMMARY OF ANALYSIS
- Cut Around The Eye
- The Animal Was Pregnant
- The Ear Was Cut
- The Heart
- Blood Analysis
- Toxicology
- The Blue Gel Like Substance-A Multi Level
Analysis
- · Level 1 (a)SEM/EDX: (b)GCMS
analysis: (c)Infrared Spec: (d)Aldehyde
- analysis · Level 2 ICPMS and LCMS
Electrospray analysis · Level 3
- Headspace GCMS · Level 4 Testing
for embalming gel ingredients (Main
- report contains 15 Figures and 3 Tables)
CONCLUSIONS AND FURTHER
- RESEARCH
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- APPENDIX 1 NECROPSY REPORT
- APPENDIX 2 TOXICOLOGY AND BACTERIOLOGY
REPORT
- APPENDIX 3 COMPARITIVE ANALYSIS OF THREE
BLUE EMBALMING GELS
- (Appendix 3 contains an additional 15
Figures and 2 Tables)
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- The report contains a total of 30 Figures
and 5 Tables
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- Full report: http://www.accessnv.com/nids/ucd_report1.shtml
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