During the mid-1700s, development of the veterinary profession was largely focussed on equine medicine and surgery. Subsequently, rather erratic development encompassed other species and eventually led to specialization in different disciplines. Teaching of veterinary pathology was well established in Europe and North America by the late 19th century. Specialization in this discipline was boosted in the 1940s by the formation, in the USA, of the Register of Veterinary Pathology and American College of Veterinary Pathologists. National societies followed soon afterwards in Europe. The European Society of Veterinary Pathology evolved during this period and the European College of Veterinary Pathologists (ECVP) was created in 1995 to promote high standards in the discipline. As an accrediting body, its emphasis is on training and harmonization across Europe. There is an increasing demand for high-grade forensic veterinary pathology reports which address the requirements of the legal system, but so far only a few countries have defined protocols for these reports. In recognition of the need for a specific qualification that benchmarks the competences and experience expected of forensic veterinary pathologists, the ECVP recently launched the Certificate in Forensic Veterinary Pathology.

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欧洲法医兽医病理学成熟。

在 1700 年代中期，兽医专业的发展主要集中在马医学和外科手术上。随后，相当不稳定的发展涵盖了其他物种，并最终导致了不同学科的专业化。到 19 世纪后期，兽医病理学的教学在欧洲和北美已经很成熟。1940 年代，由于在美国成立了兽医病理学注册和美国兽医病理学家学院，该学科的专业化得到了提升。不久之后，欧洲各国也纷纷效仿。欧洲兽医病理学会在此期间发展，欧洲兽医病理学家学院 (ECVP) 于 1995 年成立，以促进该学科的高标准。作为认证机构，它的重点是整个欧洲的培训和协调。对满足法律体系要求的高级法医兽医病理学报告的需求不断增加，但到目前为止，只有少数国家为这些报告定义了协议。认识到需要一种特定的资格来衡量法医兽医病理学家的能力和经验，ECVP 最近推出了法医兽医病理学证书。