G A STRO INTESTIN AL TRACT REM OVAL In all species, the small intestine is pulled ventrally

towards the prosector while cutting the m esenteric attachm ents close to the bowel and
properly inspecting the gut as it is cut free. In the dog, cat, and sheep, the bowel can be pulled
free w ithout cutting, except at junctional zones such as the cecum and pylorus. The colon
content is “m ilked” cranially and the rectum is cut so that its content is not spilled into the
peritoneal cavity if, for some reason, the entire rectum and anus are not removed. The large
bowel o f the horse is rem oved by pulling it further over the back while using blunt finger
dissection to release it from its dorsal attachm ents and by finger stripping the m ajor m
esenteric vessels free while doing so. The rum en, even in large cattle, is pulled or rotated out
o f the abdom inal cavity som ewhat cranioventrally, by firmly grasping the wall o f the dorsal
blind sac. Often a cut into the rumen itself allows a better grip for this effort. The GI tract,
although rem oved early, is laid out in sequence, but only after all other viscera are rem oved is
it also opened in sequence.

G A STRO INTESTIN AL TRACT REM OVAL In all species, the small intestine is pulled ventrally
towards the prosector while cutting the m esenteric attachm ents close to the bowel and
properly inspecting the gut as it is cut free. In the dog, cat, and sheep, the bowel can be pulled
free w ithout cutting, except at junctional zones such as the cecum and pylorus. The colon
content is “m ilked” cranially and the rectum is cut so that its content is not spilled into the
peritoneal cavity if, for some reason, the entire rectum and anus are not removed. The large
bowel o f the horse is rem oved by pulling it further over the back while using blunt finger
dissection to release it from its dorsal attachm ents and by finger stripping the m ajor m
esenteric vessels free while doing so. The rum en, even in large cattle, is pulled or rotated out
o f the abdom inal cavity som ewhat cranioventrally, by firmly grasping the wall o f the dorsal
blind sac. Often a cut into the rumen itself allows a better grip for this effort. The GI tract,
although rem oved early, is laid out in sequence, but only after all other viscera are rem oved is
it also opened in sequence.

G A STRO INTESTIN AL TRACT REM OVAL In all species, the small intestine is pulled ventrally
towards the prosector while cutting the m esenteric attachm ents close to the bowel and
properly inspecting the gut as it is cut free. In the dog, cat, and sheep, the bowel can be pulled
free w ithout cutting, except at junctional zones such as the cecum and pylorus. The colon
content is “m ilked” cranially and the rectum is cut so that its content is not spilled into the
peritoneal cavity if, for some reason, the entire rectum and anus are not removed. The large
bowel o f the horse is rem oved by pulling it further over the back while using blunt finger
dissection to release it from its dorsal attachm ents and by finger stripping the m ajor m
esenteric vessels free while doing so. The rum en, even in large cattle, is pulled or rotated out
o f the abdom inal cavity som ewhat cranioventrally, by firmly grasping the wall o f the dorsal
blind sac. Often a cut into the rumen itself allows a better grip for this effort. The GI tract,
although rem oved early, is laid out in sequence, but only after all other viscera are rem oved is
it also opened in sequence.