Division 2.2 Details on sampling of ileocaecal lymph nodes

The mesenterium between the caecum and the part of the ileum that is closest to the caecum shall be torn and the ileocaecal lymph nodes are presented at the surface of the torn-open area. Without a knife, but with gloved fingers, the lymph nodes shall be bluntly ‘harvested’ from such opened mesenterium if individual lymph nodes are collected. The lymph nodes or the aggregate shall be placed in a plastic bag which is marked with date, time, slaughterhouse identification and sample identification code.