A case history consists of the complete list of the findings obtained during necropsy.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not enough information
• D. Depends on the case

Answer: (B)

The main idea is that a case history is the clinical background and course of the animal before death, not a catalog of what is found during the necropsy. It includes information like signalment, presenting problems, treatments given, responses to therapy, and recent diagnostic tests. This background helps interpret postmortem changes, but it does not amount to a complete list of necropsy findings. The actual findings observed during necropsy are documented separately in the necropsy report, which records gross lesions, histopathology results, culture or toxicology data, and the pathologist’s interpretation, including the cause or contributing factors of death. Therefore, the statement is false.