Agrifood and Environmental Veterinary Expertise

With the experience of professionals from the judiciary, prosecution, law, veterinary and university fields" 

The current social need for professionals specialized in the expertise in legal proceedings requires specific training from an eminently practical perspective, and veterinary medicine is no exception.  The current social need for professionals specialized in the expertise in legal proceedings requires specific training from an eminently practical perspective, and veterinary medicine is no exception. The more scientific support a legal decision has, the more justice it will impart. 

This is precisely the reason for the creation of this Postgraduate Diploma in Agrifood and Environmental Veterinary Expertise, in which we count on the collaboration of authors directly related to Judicial Expertise with more than enough professional and teaching experience. Experts from Schools of Legal Practice, Masters of Access to the Legal Profession, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, who have previously taught Judicial Expert Training Courses in the Veterinary field.

The Postgraduate Diploma will analyze in detail all the questions that may arise for a Veterinary Graduate who intends to enter the world of expertise in Courts. The objective of this training is to take the veterinary professionals through a complete development, training them through a solid specialization to be able to intervene with judgment and responsibility in any legal proceeding to which they may be called. 

Get a complete and adequate qualification in Agrifood and Environmental Veterinary Expertise and open new paths to your professional progress"

The Postgraduate Diploma in Agrifood and Environmental Veterinary Expertise contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include: 

• The latest technology in online teaching software 
• Intensely visual teaching system, supported by graphic and schematic contents, easy to assimilate and understand
• Practical cases presented by practising experts
• State-of-the-art interactive video systems
• Teaching supported by telepractice
• Continuous updating and recycling systems
• Autonomous learning: full compatibility with other occupations 
• Practical exercises for self-evaluation and learning verification 
• Support groups and educational synergies: questions to the expert, debate and knowledge forums
• Communication with the teacher and individual reflection work
• Availability of content from any fixed or portable device with internet connection
• Supplementary documentation databases are permanently available, even after the course

With a methodological design that relies on teaching techniques proven for their effectiveness, this Postgraduate Diploma in Agrifood and Environmental Veterinary Expertise will take you through different teaching approaches to allow you to learn in a dynamic and effective way”

Our teaching staff is made up of professionals from different fields related to this specialty. In this way, TECH ensure that we provide you with the up-to-date training we are aiming for. A multidisciplinary team of trained and experienced professionals in different environments, who will develop the theoretical knowledge in an efficient way, but, above all, will put at the service of the program the practical knowledge derived from their own experience: one of the differential qualities of this specialization. 

This mastery of the subject is complemented by the effectiveness of the methodological design of this Postgraduate Diploma in Agrifood and Environmental Veterinary Expertise. Developed by a multidisciplinary team of e-learning experts, it integrates the latest advances in educational technology. In this way, the students will be able to study with a set of comfortable and versatile multimedia tools that will give them the operability they need in their training.

The design of this program is based on Problem-Based Learning: an approach that conceives learning as a highly practical process. To achieve this remotely, we will use telepractice: with the help of an innovative interactive video system and learning from an expert, you will be able to acquire the knowledge as if you were facing the scenario you are learning at that moment. A concept that will allow students to integrate and memorize what they have learnt in a more realistic and permanent way. 

A program that will enable you to prepare expert opinions and defend them in court with the solvency of a high-level professional"

This Postgraduate Diploma in Agrifood and Environmental Veterinary Expertise will allow you to acquire all the necessary knowledge in this area of intervention"

The contents of this Postgraduate Diploma have been developed by the different experts involved in the program, with a clear purpose: to ensure that our students acquire each and every one of the necessary skills to become true experts in this field. A complete and well-structured program that will take you to the highest standards of quality and success.

This Postgraduate Diploma in Agrifood and Environmental Veterinary Expertise contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market”

Module 1. Legal Veterinary Practice. Euthanasia. Forensic aspects of veterinary medicine. Anamnesis, Thanatology and Forensic Toxicology. Veterinary Necropsy

1.1. Legal Veterinary Practice

1.1.1. Introduction
1.1.2. Importance and Division of Veterinary Law
1.1.3. Legal Veterinary Applications
1.1.4. Legal Standards and its Understanding
1.1.5. Search for Legislation and its Practical Application

1.2. Euthanasia

1.2.1. Introduction
1.2.2. Physical and Chemical Agents
1.2.3. Application in Different Animal Species
1.2.4. Euthanasia in Animal Experimentation
1.2.5. Legal Aspects of Euthanasia

1.3. Forensic Aspects of Veterinary Medicine I

1.3.1. Introduction
1.3.2. Medical history
1.3.3. Methodology of Work at the Scene of the Event
1.3.4. In vivo Species Identification
1.3.5. Sampling of Live Animals

1.4. Forensic Aspects of Veterinary Medicine II

1.4.1. Sampling of the Corpse
1.4.2. Species Identification (Molecular Techniques)
1.4.3. Anatomopathological Examination (Types of Pathologies)

1.5. Forensic Thanatology I

1.5.1. Introduction
1.5.2. Types of Death
1.5.3. Prodromes of Death
1.5.4. Cadaveric Phenomena
1.5.5. Data of Death

1.6. Forensic Thanatology II and Forensic Traumatology

1.6.1. Forensic Entomology
1.6.2. Forensic Thanatology
1.6.3. Lesions Contusions Injuries Fractures
1.6.4. Choking Electrocution Burns Lightning

1.7. Forensic Toxicology I

1.7.1. General Principles
1.7.2. Main Toxics of Veterinary Concern
1.7.3. General Diagnosis of Poisoning

1.8. Forensic Toxicology II

1.8.1.  Phases of Chemical-Toxicological Analysis
1.8.2. Chemical Methods
1.8.3. Instrumental Techniques
1.8.4. Quality Control of Toxicological Analysis
1.8.5. Interpretation of the Analytical Result

1.9. Necropsy

1.9.1. Introduction
1.9.2. Instruments and Specific Equipment
1.9.3. General Guidelines for Necropsy in Mammals:

1.9.3.1. External Examination
1.9.3.2. Examination of Organs and Body Cavities

1.10. Necropsy in Other Species: Birds, Fish, Reptiles...

1.10.1. Birds
1.10.2. Fish
1.10.3. Reptiles

Module 2. Veterinary Expert Investigation Agrifood Industry

2.1. Anatomic Recall

2.1.1. Thoracic Limb
2.1.2. Posterior Limb
2.1.3. Pelvis

2.2. Instruments and Basic and Specific Equipment Fracture Fixation Systems

2.2.1. Basic
2.2.2. Specific

2.3. Fundamentals in Traumatology. Bone Healing

2.3.1. Definition of Traumatology
2.3.2. Bone

2.3.1.1. Function
2.3.1.2. Bone Composition and Structure
2.3.1.3. Vascularization and Growth

2.3.2. Bone Healing

2.4. Fractures

2.4.1. Etiology
2.4.2. Classification
2.4.3. Diagnosis
2.4.4. Primary Treatment

2.5. Treatment of Fractures

2.5.1. Decision Making
2.5.2. Fracture Reduction Techniques

2.5.2.1. Closed Reduction
2.5.2.2. Open Reduction

2.6. Scapula Humerus

2.6.1. Fractures of the Scapula and Scapulohumeral Joint

2.6.1.1. Medical Treatment
2.6.1.2. Surgical Treatment
2.6.1.3. Post-Surgical Treatment
2.6.1.4. Traumatic Dislocation of the Scapulohumeral Joint

2.6.2. Fractures of the Humerus

2.6.2.1. Medical Treatment
2.6.2.2. Surgical Management

2.6.2.2.1. Proximal Epiphysis
2.6.2.2.2. Diaphysis
2.6.2.2.3. Distal Epiphysis

2.6.2.3. Post-Surgical Management

2.7. Ulna-Radius Elbow Joint Carpus

2.7.1. Ulna and Radius Fracture

2.7.1.1. Main Fractures External Fixation Osteosynthesis Plate

2.7.1.1.1. Medical Treatment
2.7.1.1.2. Surgical Management
2.7.1.1.3. Post-Surgical Management

2.7.2. Elbow Joint

2.7.2.1. Traumatic Pathology

2.7.2.1.1. Medical Treatment
2.7.2.1.2. Surgical Management
2.7.2.1.3. Post-Surgical Management

2.7.2.2. Traumatic Dislocations

2.7.3.  Carpus

2.7.3.1. Medical Treatment
2.7.3.2. Surgical Management
2.7.3.3. Post-Surgical Management

2.8. Femur Tibia and Fibula Tarsus

2.8.1. Femur Fracture

2.8.1.1. Medical Treatment
2.8.1.2. Surgical Management

2.8.1.2.1. Proximal Epiphysis
2.8.1.2.2. Diaphysis
2.8.1.2.3. Distal Epiphysis

2.8.1.3. Post-Surgical Management

2.8.2. Fractures of the Tibia and Fibula

2.8.2.1. Medical Treatment
2.8.2.2. Surgical Management

2.8.2.2.1. Proximal Epiphysis
2.8.2.2.2. Diaphysis
2.8.2.2.3. Distal Epiphysis

2.8.2.3. Post-Surgical Management

2.8.3. Tarsal Fractures

2.8.3.1. Proximal Epiphysis
2.8.3.2. Diaphysis
2.8.3.3. Distal Epiphysis

2.9. Pelvis. Hip Joint

2.9.1. Pelvis

2.9.1.1. Fractures

2.9.1.1.1. Medical Treatment
2.9.1.1.2. Surgical Management
2.9.1.1.3. Post-Surgical Treatment

2.9.1.2. Dislocation

2.10. Postoperative Considerations

2.10.1. Antibiotherapy and Analgesia
2.10.2. Bandages
2.10.3. Review Evolution
2.10.4. Complications
2.10.5. Rehabilitation Program

Module 3. Environmental Veterinary Expertise

3.1. Environmental Veterinary Regulations

3.1.1. Introduction
3.1.2. Regulations on Zoos
3.1.3. Hunting Regulations
3.1.4. Fish Farming Regulations

3.2. Environmental Protection Actions (I)

3.2.1. Protective Actions in General
3.2.2. Particularly Actions

3.2.2.1. Applications for Environmental Authorization
3.2.2.2. Environmental Communication

3.3. Environmental Protection Actions (II)

3.3.1. Livestock Activities
3.3.2. Aquaculture Activities
3.3.3. Food Industry

3.4. Expertise in the Field of Zoological Nucleus

3.4.1. Inspection and Appraisal of Zoological Nucleus
3.4.2. The Habitat
3.4.3. Problems Associated with Captive Breeding
3.4.4. Expertise on Suitability of Captive Breeding Nucleus

3.5. Expertise in the Field of Hunting (I)

3.5.1. Introduction
3.5.2. Meaning of Technical Plans
3.5.3. Ecosystems: Alteration due to Anomalies in Hunting Management
3.5.4. Protected Natural Areas

3.6. Expertise in the Field of Hunting (II)

3.6.1. Undercover Hunting
3.6.2. Veterinary Report after the Capture or Slaughter of a Hunting Animal
3.6.3. Environmental Impact of Pests and Diseases in Hunting Wildlife

3.7. Expertise in the Field of Hunting (III)

3.7.1. Non-hunting Species Slaughter and its Environmental Significance
3.7.2. Illegal Capture Methods and their Control
3.7.3. Expertise on Non-compliance with Regulations Related to the Hunting Field

3.8. Expertise in the Field of Exotic Species (I)

3.8.1. Exotic and Invasive Species
3.8.2. Species Identification
3.8.3. CITES Convention

3.9. Expertise in the Field of Exotic Species (II)

3.9.1. Expertise Related to the Trade of Exotic Species
3.9.2. Technical and Police Actions

3.10. Poisons

3.10.1. Uses of Poison
3.10.2. Legal Use of Poison
3.10.3. Existing Means of Control
3.10.4. National and European Programs for its Control and Eradication
3.10.5. Expertise in Case of Poisoning

This training will allow you to advance in your career comfortably"