Elephant (Elephas maximus) Health and Management in Asia: Variations in Veterinary Perspectives

Table 3

Major postmortem pathologic findings reported by survey respondents. Respondents were able to report more than one finding per necropsy.

Reported postmortem pathologic findings	%
Human elephant conflict (electrocution, poisoning, poaching, train collision, gunshot, wells, pit traps, snares, etc.)	10.4
Hemorrhage	10.2
Endoparasites	7.5
Gastrointestinal stasis or torsion	6.7
Lung lesions	6.5
Liver lesions	4.3
Old age	4.1
Undetermined	4.1
Injuries from intraspecific aggression	3.9
Toxin	3.5
Splenic lesions	3.5
Tetanus	3.5
Cardiac lesions	3.3
Renal lesions	3.3
Enteritis	3.1
Traumatic injuries	3.1
Sepsis	2.7
Emaciation	2.4
Skin lesions	2.2
Rabies	1.4
Tuberculosis	1.4
Elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus	1.4
Autolysis	1.2
Cyanosis	1.0
Peritonitis	1.0
Lightning	0.8
Salmonellosis	0.8
Arthritis	0.8
Anemia	0.6
Nasal and oral mucosa ulceration	0.6
Abscess	0.4
Eye conditions	0.4
Grand total	100