title: Forensic veterinary pathology, today's situation and perspectives.
abstract: To investigate the current status of forensic veterinary pathology, a survey was composed directed at pathology laboratories and institutes, mostly in Europe. The questions included number of and type of cases, resources available, level of special training of the investigating pathologists and the general view on the current status and future of the discipline. The surveys were sent to 134 laboratories and were returned by 72 respondents of which 93 per cent work on forensic pathology cases. The results indicate scarcity of training opportunities and special education, and insufficient veterinary-specific reference data and information on forensic analyses. More cooperation with human forensic pathology was desired by many respondents, as was more interaction across country borders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Wildlife Diseases, National Veterinary Institute (SVA), Uppsala SE-751 89, Sweden.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ottinger
authors.affiliation: The Swedish National Laboratory of Forensic Science (SKL), Linköping SE-581 94, Sweden.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rasmusson
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Wildlife Diseases, National Veterinary Institute (SVA), Uppsala SE-751 89, Sweden.
authors.forename: C H A
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Segerstad
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Forensics Consulting, Marietta, GA 30066, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Merck
authors.affiliation: Symbiant Pathology Expert Centre, Wilhelminalaan 12, Alkmaar 1815JD, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: F V D
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: Goot
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Science, Box 7028, Uppsala SE-750 07, Sweden.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Olsén
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Wildlife Diseases, National Veterinary Institute (SVA), Uppsala SE-751 89, Sweden Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Science, Box 7028, Uppsala SE-750 07, Sweden.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gavier-Widén
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D004496:Education, Continuing; D005060:Europe; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories; D010341:Pathology, Veterinary; D012016:Reference Values