Veterinary Forensic Pathology
Definition
Veterinary forensic pathology applies specialist examination of animal disease, injury and death to questions arising in a legal investigation. Findings require species-appropriate expertise, suitable sampling and interpretation of the relevant circumstances, rather than inferring responsibility from one lesion or laboratory result.
Related terms
- Animal Reference
- An animal reference is a documented known-origin sample selected for an appropriate genetic or other comparison. A reference from one animal can...
- Animal-Source Proposition
- An animal-source proposition is a stated explanation about which animal contributed questioned material. Its evaluation requires suitable observations and reference information, and...
- Indirect Transfer
- Movement of material through an intermediary rather than direct animal contact with the final surface. The intermediary, sequence and opportunities for persistence...
- Population Structure
- Genetic differentiation among defined populations or samples, not automatically useful geographic classification. Genetic differences among samples can reflect geography, time, family relationships...
Explained in
- Companion Animal and Veterinary Forensic BiologySpecialist investigation of animal injury, disease and death in a legal context.