'Left, right, left' - a practical guide for forensic veterinary pathologists on identification of cattle and pig limbextremities

Frauke Seehusen; Melina Rasper-Hössinger; Giuliana Rosato; Patricia Sutter

doi:10.1016/j.jcpa.2023.03.004

'Left, right, left' - a practical guide for forensic veterinary pathologists on identification of cattle and pig limbextremities

J Comp Pathol. 2023 Apr:202:23-26. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2023.03.004. Epub 2023 Apr 5.

Authors

Frauke Seehusen¹, Melina Rasper-Hössinger², Giuliana Rosato², Patricia Sutter³

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 268, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland. Electronic address: frauke.seehusen@uzh.ch.
² Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 268, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland.
³ Division of Swine Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland.

PMID: 37028146
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2023.03.004

Abstract

The identification of left and right fore or hind limbs can be very challenging in porcine or bovine cases sent from slaughterhouses for forensic surveys, especially when dissected below the carpal or tarsal joints. This short practical guide should be considered as an aid in the process of documentation and investigation of forensic farm animal cases.

Keywords: animal limbs; cattle; forensic identification; pigs.

MeSH terms

Animals
Cattle
Hindlimb
Humans
Pathologists*
Swine