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  • 1Royal Veterinary College, London, UK; Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh, UK. Ranald.Munro@ed.ac.uk

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Forensic veterinary pathology faces challenges in aging wounds, diagnosing drowning, and estimating time since death. Validating findings from animal studies for casework is crucial for reliable forensic opinions.

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Area of Science:

  • Veterinary Pathology
  • Forensic Science

Background:

  • Forensic veterinary pathology is an emerging field with significant challenges.
  • Key issues include aging skin wounds/bruises, diagnosing drowning, and estimating post-mortem interval.
  • Current findings often lack validation, and extrapolation from animal studies to casework poses reliability concerns.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the developmental stage and challenges in forensic veterinary pathology.
  • To discuss the limitations of using animal experimentation for casework validation.
  • To identify areas requiring further research, such as drowning diagnosis and post-mortem interval estimation.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current challenges and limitations in forensic veterinary pathology.
  • Analysis of the impact of multispecies data and experimental studies on casework reliability.
  • Exploration of emerging diagnostic tools like post-mortem imaging.

Main Results:

  • The reliability of forensic veterinary opinions is potentially compromised by interspecies extrapolation and the nature of experimental data.
  • Diagnosis of drowning remains problematic based on post-mortem findings.
  • Estimation of the post-mortem interval is an active area of research.

Conclusions:

  • Forensic veterinary pathology requires more validated casework data for accurate forensic opinions.
  • Further research is needed to refine diagnostic methods and time since death estimations.
  • Post-mortem diagnostic imaging presents a promising avenue for future studies.