Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for necropsy performed

967 FDA reports name necropsy performed, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2142). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#404 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
967
reports citing this reaction
99.0%
death-coded share
Cattle
most-affected species

Release-over-release change

What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot

PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Necropsy performed has 967 reports now versus 914 in that prior snapshot: 53 more (5.8%).

Report change
+53
Death-coded reports
+53
Death-coded share
+0.1 pts

This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.

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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 2142 VOL-MID

VOL-MID · DEATH-HOT · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-CATTLE · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-MID 967 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 99.0%
  • UPPER-Q #404/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Apnoea
  • SPECIES-CATTLE Cattle · 387
  • DRUG-LEAD Tulathromycin · 147
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Apnoea (±0 reports)

Upper-third death-coded share drives the outcome stamps on this plate; volume band, corpus rank, and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.

High-volume neighbourhood around Necropsy performed

Upper-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Abnormal movement NOS · near978Rubbing · near969Apnoea · near967Necropsy performed · this re…967Impaired vision · near963Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Necropsy performed

Necropsy performed: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Necropsy performed's 99.0% death-coded share is among the highest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is upper-third scale: 967 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 957 of 967 reports (99.0% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Apnoea (±0 reports). Lead species Cattle (387). Lead co-reported drug Tulathromycin (147).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, A high death-coded share in FDA filings does not prove causation; co-reporting is voluntary temporal association only. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.

Species Most Affected

Cattle 387
Dog 329
Cat 158
Pig 23
Horse 19
Chicken 9
Goat 8
Sheep 7
Mouse 4
Turkey 3

Breeds Most Affected

Mixed (Cattle) 159
Domestic Shorthair 92
Cattle (other) 62
Cattle (unknown) 54
Aberdeen Angus 36
Holstein-Friesian also known as Holstein 33
Retriever - Labrador 30
Crossbred Canine/dog 24
Retriever - Golden 23
Crossbred Bovine/Cattle 20

Associated Drugs

Tulathromycin 147
Bedinvetmab 98
Monensin Sodium 90
Maropitant Citrate 74
Bovine Parainfluenza 3, Pi3 Ebk-1/Ebht-1 Strain Al-Im;Bovine Respiratory Syncyti 66
Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis Virus(Ts), Rlb 106;Bovine Parainfluenza Virus 63
Gabapentin 60
Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid 54
Carprofen 49
Buprenorphine 48
Robenacoxib 37
Meloxicam 34
Moxidectin 33
Isoflurane 33
Enrofloxacin 32
Butorphanol 32
Ketoprofen;Tulathromycin 31
Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, Type 1, Strain Nadl-Sbvd, Msvx+1;Bovine Viral Diarr 30
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 25
Cefovecin 25

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Necropsy performed, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass (the volume chart above is the unfloored photo-finish strip).

Similar report volume

Nearest other reactions by FDA report count (967 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (99.0% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this reaction

A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Necropsy performed (#404 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 99.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 99.0% · vintage 2025.

Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →