Analysis of cases of forensic veterinary opinions produced in a research and teaching unit

• Systematize knowledge of forensic veterinary medicine.
• Awareness of animal protection legislation.
• We report a causes of death of necropsied animals.

The aim of the study was to present the results of necropsies carried out in the years 2000–2014 in the Department of Pathological Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin.The material used for the analysis consisted of expert opinions prepared on the basis of a decision by a judicial body to admit an expert opinion as evidence.An increase was observed in the demand for the services of veterinary forensic experts, beginning in 2006 and persisting through 2014. The response to the growing popularity of veterinary forensic examinations should be systematization of knowledge and exchange of experience, which would enable the further development of this interdisciplinary science.