Upon removing the pig from the bucket, it comes out very stiff. It was a very pale pink colour with a large slit down its left arm, which was to drain blood from the body. On the head the eyes were closed while the tongue lolled out of the mouth, which appeared to be 'furry' or frayed especially along the edges. Along the neck there were also a few tiny rolls of skin as well as a thicker version of the white hair that covered the body. There are no deformities, all the hooves having the same amount of appendages, that being four toes. In the trunk the umbilical cord was cut open with a total of fourteen nipples on the underbelly of the fetal pig. The measurement of the fetal pig were relatively average compared to the other pigs involved in other experiments going on, it measured from Snout to tail 40 cm and from tip of right foot across chest to tip of left foot 24 cm.
It was discovered upon the first incision that the skin of the pig was very thick and tough requiring pressure to break through. The ribs themselves were covered in layers upon layers of muscle and tissue but at such an early stage of development the bone marrow itself was very soft as well as small, each bone of the rib being approximately 0.8mm wide.
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