Veterinary science
Sub-specialties: General (including welfare & behaviour),
Food hygiene, Pathology, Toxicology
Forensic veterinarians are registered
veterinary practitioners who have knowledge and experience of a
field of veterinary science, the recovery of forensic samples and,
where appropriate, the expression of an opinion and the preparation
of evidence for court.
General clinical veterinary science includes all aspects of
general practice veterinary work, together with animal welfare and
behaviour. Practitioners in this sub-specialty may have specific
areas of interest and experience determined either by discipline or
species. However in general terms these clinicians will cover all
areas of animal welfare (including animal transport), care,
management, nuisance and danger caused by animals, negligence,
wildlife crime and illegal importation or exportation of animals.
Such clinicians may deal with the acute clinical situation or may
be asked to consider material after an event and will on occasions
be supported by veterinary forensic pathologists or
toxicologists.
Veterinary food hygiene concerns the science and law relating to
any food of animal origin. The encompasses all aspects of
slaughter, processing and welfare of animals for human consumption
or used for any statutory purpose.
Veterinary pathology, which includes clinical pathology,
includes the post mortem examination of animals; laboratory
examination of animal tissues and analysis of clinical samples
collected from animals.
Veterinary toxicology is the investigation of accidental or
intentional poisoning of animals by a variety of agents.
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