Professional paper

https://doi.org/10.46419/vs.56.1.4

Forensic sciences in veterinary medicine: a transdisciplinary subject requiring specialisation

Catarina Jota Baptista orcid.org/0000-0002-4841-0143 ; Departamento de Ciências Veterinárias, Escola de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias (ECAV), Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal; Centro de Investigação das Tecnologias Agroambientais e Biológicas (CITAB/ Inov4Agro), UTAD, Vila Real, Portugal; Instituto de Biomedicina (IBIOMED), Universidad de León, León, España; Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health & Science, Almada, Portugal *

* Corresponding author.

Abstract

Forensic sciences have multiple applications in the medical sciences, including veterinary medicine, particularly in animal crime and welfare, and food safety inspection. However, there is no formal specialisation for veterinarians working in this field. There is a current need for formal training and recognition to provide better service to the community, and to ensure suitable basic training for general veterinary professionals working in different fields.

Keywords

education; forensics; formal training; veterinarian

Hrčak ID:

316657

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/316657

Publication date:

11.6.2024.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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