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Participation in at least 50 % lectures and active participation in practical exercises to the extent required by the Students' Regulations of UVLF in Košice, credit is awarded after meeting the specified criteria. During the semester, students prepare semester works related to solving certain cases from forensic veterinary medicine and veterinary legislation, too. |
The aim of the subject is to prepare students for a state examination with an emphasis on assessing the facts of the objects under review (assessing the state of pathological processes, the duties of a veterinary surgeon before the courts, post-mortem changes, etc.) and the proper performance of state administration in the field of infectious and parasitic animal diseases. |
Concept and System of Forensic veterinary medicine, Responsibility of the Veterinary Officer , Judicial Examination, Examination of Material Evidence, Determination of the Condition of Pathological Processes, Postmortal Changes, Procedure of State Administration Bodies in the Veterinary Area in the Occurrence of Selected Infectious and Parasitic Animal Diseases: - the tasks of the chief veterinarian - Obligations of the private veterinarian - Obligations of the breeder. |
1. Introduction to the subject; Application of Animal Law 2. Human and Veterinary Forensic Medicine – history 3. The position and role of forensic veterinary medicine 4. Special Features of Veterinary Forensic Medicine; Veterinarian´s role and responsibility 5. Serving as an expert and appearing in court (vet as witness, expert and accused person) 6. Animal identification 7. Collection of evidence 8. Post mortem examination (reconnaissance, judicial necropsy, exhumation) 9. Cruelty to animals from the legal point 10. Legal aspects of human – animal relationship (criminal law, responsibility of a vet) 11. Veterinary legislation (euthanasia, culling, killing, exterminating, slaughter) 12. Veterinary legislation (justification for promoting the welfare of animals – farm animals, wildlife) 13. Zoonoses and general measures for the control of certain diseases from the legal point LESSONS: 1. Abuse, Neglect, Non-Accidental Injury 2. Body of the offence (crime) 3. Post mortem changes (rigor mortis, autolysis, algor mortis, livores mortis, hypostasis, cruores) 4. Real evidence (blood, hairs, bones) 5. Asphyxiation (strangling, hanging, suffocating) 6. a) Mechanic injuries (wounds, fractures and their healing) b) Injuries from current (direct, alternating) 7. Temperature changes (burns, frostbites), atmosphere changes; starvation 8. Pregnancy, parturition from the forensic view 9. Pathological changes (atrophy, necrosis, dystrophy, circulation disorders, thrombosis, infarct, inflammations) and their aging 10. Forensic toxicology – intoxication, diagnosis, site visits, field work, samples collection) 11. Poisoning causes in animals (symptoms) 12. Case studies; the expert´s report writing 13. Forensic aspects of veterinary ethology |
Takáčová et. al: Elements of forensic veterinary medicine. ESAP in UVMPh in Košice, 2012, pp. 182 Takáčová, Vargová, Bodnárová: Public Veterinary Medicine, UVMP Košice, 2014, pp 127 EU legislation regarding Veterinary Care as well as control measures in case of disease outbreak Takáčová, Vargová, Bodnárová: Public Veterinary Medicine, UVMP Košice, 2014, pp 127 EU legislation regarding Veterinary Care, Animals´protection and control measures in case of disease outbreaks |
Content prerequisite: No Continuous assessment: Written test Conditions for completion of course: Participation in at least 50 % lectures and active participation in practical exercises to the extent required by the Students' Regulations of UVLF in Košice, credit is awarded after meeting the specified criteria. During the semester, students prepare semester works related to solving certain cases from forensic veterinary medicine and veterinary legislation, too. Final assessment: State oral exam
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