Forensic Veterinary Pathology

Siqueira, Adriana de; Cuevas, Silvia Elena Campusano; Salvagni, Fernanda Auciello; Maiorka, Paulo César

doi:10.1177/0300985816655850

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“…Age assessment of skin wounds in pigs is often requested in veterinary forensic pathology [ 1 , 2 ]. Wounds in pigs are primarily caused by external trauma, and the age of wounds submitted for forensic investigation ranges from hours and up to several months [ 3 ].…”

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A porcine model for pathomorphological age assessment of surgically excised skin wounds

2018

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A porcine model of second intention wound healing was established and gross and histological changes needed for accurate assessing the age of wounds were determined. Twenty-five pigs were anesthetized before incision of four wounds on each. The wounds were left to heal from 1 h to 35 days when the pigs were euthanized. In 14 pigs, biopsies were sampled from two wounds between days 2 and 18. By histological evaluation the following characteristics were found useful for determining the age of wounds: neutrophil:macrophage ratio, angiogenesis, hyperplasia of fibroblasts, presence of hemosiderophages and granulation tissue. The latter was present from day 4 (n = 8 wounds, 100%), but by gross evaluation it was not recognized until day 5 (n = 4 wounds, 100%). From day 4 to 10, the thickness of granulation tissue increased by 1.2 ± 2.4 mm/day. The thickness of collagen fibers within granulation tissue increased throughout the study period, and complete epithelization was reached from day 18.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s13028-018-0387-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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A porcine model for pathomorphological age assessment of surgically excised skin wounds

2018

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“…The appearance of sharp force and projectile injuries in animals may be modified due to fur, hair, or feathers, but are mostly similar to those described in people (9,13). Sharp force injuries are not as common as blunt force injuries, but may occur concurrently with other types of physical trauma.…”

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“…Each jurisdiction, though, may have different laws on what constitutes animal abuse and what species or classes of animals are included in that definition (2)(3)(4). Regardless of the definition, animals are subjected to the same types of physical abuse, sexual abuse, cruelty, and neglect as people (5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15). Unlike people, they are also bred and trained to fight to the death in blood sports, and racing animals may be doped with illicit substances or other compounds that are perceived to give them a competitive edge (16,17).…”

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Eternally Vulnerable: The Pathology of Abuse in Domestic Animals

McEwen

2017

Academic Forensic Pathology

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Animals are amongst the most vulnerable of all sentient beings. Animal neglect and abuse may involve a single animal and one person, or hundreds of animals and many people. Animals and people are victims of the same types of fatal injury and severe neglect; however, the anatomy and physiology of different animal species and even breeds of animals are a unique challenge for veterinary pathologists. Identifying and describing external lesions of blunt force trauma and projectile wounds requires that the entire skin be reflected from the animal because fur and feathers partially or totally mask the injuries. Because quadrupeds or birds may react differently to the same traumatic force applied to bipedal humans, extrapolating from medical forensic pathology must be done with caution. Animal abuse, however, does not occur in a vacuum. An established link exists between animal abuse, interpersonal violence, and other serious crimes. Using examples, this paper describes specific injuries in abused and neglected animals in the context of domestic violence, interpersonal violence, mental illness, and drug addiction. Medical examiners should be aware that animal abuse affects not only the animal, but individuals, families, and society as a whole.

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“…Визначення ступеня тяжкості тілесних ушкоджень тварин можливе виключно за допомогою судововетеринарної експертизи (Cooper et al, 1998;Mills, 2013;de Siqueira et al, 2016;Yatsenko & Parylovskyi, 2020).…”

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The procedure for forensic veterinary determination of the severity of harm caused to the health of the animal

2020

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The paper formulates the procedure for forensic veterinary determination of the severity of damage to animal health. According to the severity of injuries to animals, it is necessary to distinguish between injuries of three degrees: mild, moderate and severe. Forensic veterinary examination to determine the severity of injuries is carried out by a forensic veterinary expert through a veterinary examination of the injured (subject) animal. During the examination of the subject animal, the forensic veterinary expert establishes data about the animal according to the animal’s passport or other document that replaces it (animal’s nickname, individual number, species, sex, age, breed, etc.). If there are no documents for the animal, they are limited to information about the animal received from its owner or guardian; establishes the anamnestic data of the examined animal according to the explanations of the owner of the animal or its guardian; finds out the circumstances of the injury to the investigator, coroner, owner or guardian of the animal; clarifies complaints from the owner about the state of health of the animal; gets acquainted with the case materials provided by the law enforcement agency; examines other available veterinary documents, if necessary, finds out other information. The forensic veterinary expert, estimating the statute of limitations for violation of the anatomical integrity of tissues and organs and their functions, proceeds from their usual duration. Defects in veterinary care should not be taken into account when assessing the severity of injuries. In such cases, the forensic veterinary expert is obliged to indicate the nature of the causal relationship between the injury and such consequences. Damage to diseased tissues and organs of an animal can be considered as severe as damage to these organs and tissues in clinically healthy animals, if there is a direct causal link between the damage and the adverse effect. If during the examination of the subject animal the expert finds different origins of bodily injuries, he establishes what weapon of injury could have been inflicted on each of them. If the injuries are of different ages, indicate the frequency, non-simultaneity and sequence of their application, indicate the time of infliction of each of the injuries, determine the severity of each of them. In cases of death of an animal in the presence of bodily injuries, the forensic veterinary expert, along with resolving other issues, establishes the presence or absence of a causal link between the injury and the death of the animal. In cases where there is a causal link between injury and death, they can be considered fatal. All the information obtained is reflected in the expert’s report or in the report of the expert study. The results in the expert’s opinion should be the result of the analysis of objective information established during the forensic veterinary examination of the subject. They must be detailed and scientifically sound.

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Forensic Veterinary Pathology

Cited by 25 publications

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A porcine model for pathomorphological age assessment of surgically excised skin wounds

A porcine model for pathomorphological age assessment of surgically excised skin wounds

Eternally Vulnerable: The Pathology of Abuse in Domestic Animals

The procedure for forensic veterinary determination of the severity of harm caused to the health of the animal

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