"Veterinary Pathology is:

The study of animal disease in a variety of species, often with human implications;

Pathology provides the scientific foundation for the practice of medicine by studying the aetiology and pathogenesis of disease at different levels;

Crucial in determining the cause of animal disease and its risk to human health (at the forefront of the One Health concept);

Studies range from live animals to specific proteins involved in disease"

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American College of Veterinary Pathologists

https://www.acvp.org/page/What_is_Vet_Path