Veterinary forensics : animal cruelty investigations /

• Other Authors: Merck, Melinda
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Ames, Iowa : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., ©2013.
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Subjects: Veterinary forensic medicine.; Animal welfare.; Animal Welfare.; Forensic Medicine.; Veterinary Medicine.; MEDICAL > Veterinary Medicine > Food Animal.; MEDICAL > Veterinary Medicine > Small Animal.; Llibres electronics.; Electronic books.

Table of Contents:

• The legal system : the veterinarian's role and responsibilities
• Crime scene investigation
• CSI : examination of the animal
• Special considerations in animal cruelty cases
• Blunt force trauma
• Sharp force injuries
• Burn, electrical, and fire related injuries
• Firearm injuries
• Asphyxia
• Poisoning
• Neglect
• Sexual abuse
• Animal fighting
• Postmortem changes and the postmortem interval
• Forensic entomology : the use of insects in animal cruelty cases
• Large animal cruelty
• Avian cruelty.