Decomposition, stages bloat

Figure 2.1 Pig (Sus scrofa L.) cadaver in the bloated (a) and advanced decay (b) stage of decomposition on the soil surface of a pasture near Mead, Nebraska. Cadavers were 8 weeks old and approximately 40 kg at the time of death. Cadavers were placed on the soil surface within 30 minutes of death. Arrow indicates location and direction of maggot migration. (See color insert following p. 178.)...

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