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It is important to think about the samples that should be collected PRIOR to the necropsy and have materials at hand that are necessary for collection. Samples destined for microbiology or other infectious disease diagnostics should be taken first, with sterile instruments if possible, and with minimal handling. If a sample needs to be refrigerated or frozen, do so as soon as possible after collection. While many pre‐mortem tests can be performed postmortem, tissues collected postmortem, if collected properly, can be more accurate for establishing the cause of disease. For example, a culture of lung tissue to diagnose a bacterial cause of pneumonia is more accurate than a culture from an oropharyngeal swab that would contain several potential commensal bacteria.

Table 5.3 Resources for performing a complete necropsy.