The pathology section provides complete postmortem examinations on whole animals and histopathologic evaluation of surgical biopsies and tissue samples collected from field necropsies. Diagnostic service is provided by a veterinary diagnostician and three board-certified veterinary anatomic pathologists. These individuals coordinate and provide interpretation for cases that also involve testing in other section laboratories such as bacteriology, virology, molecular diagnostics, toxicology, and parasitology. The section is supported by a postmortem technician.