Pathology and Clinical Practice

Animal Diseases and Pathogens

Veterinary pathologists are doctors of veterinary drugs and medicine who is trained and experienced in the diagnosis and the identification of diseases through the examination of cells, tissues and body fluids of the animals. Anatomical pathology (Commonwealth) or Anatomic pathology (U.S.) is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the gross examination, microscopic, and molecular examination of organs, tissues, and whole bodies (necropsy).Clinical pathology is a sub speciality of veterinary pathology which is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the laboratory analysis of body fluids such as blood, urine or tissue aspirates using the tools of chemistry, microbiology, haematology and molecular pathology.