This second edition of the popular resource serves as a ready reference for equine practitioners. It provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of equine medicine and many surgical conditions. It is a hands-on, user-friendly text aimed at the busy practitioner, veterinary students, specialist equine technicians and others with an interest in horse health. Covers new topics, including intensive care, the pre-purchase examination, equine behavior, and anesthesia (including euthanasia).
- Covers a full range of topics in equine medicine, including infectious diseases, all major organs and systems, intensive care, nutrition, and much more.
- Designed to assist with the diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and control of diseases and disorders in horses.
- Provides quick and easy access to practical solutions for clinical conditions.
- Comprehensively indexed and cross-referenced.Improved layout includes highlighted keywords and boxed elements for quick reference.
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978-0-7020-5961-2 (9780702059612)
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List of Tables List of Contributors Introduction 1.Infectious Diseases 2.The Immune System 3.Equine Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases4.Toxicology and Pharmacology 5.The Skin 6.The Ear, Nose and Throat 7.The Lower Respiratory Tract 8.The Cardiovascular System 9.The Hemolymphatic System 10.The Gastrointestinal and Digestive System 11.The Endocrine System 12.The Urinary System 13.The Stallion and Mare Reproductive System 14.Perinatology 15.The Musculoskeletal System 16.Performance-related Problems and Exercise Physiology 17.The Nervous System 18.Behavior 19.Ophthalmology 20.Oncology 21.Anesthiology 22.Fundamentals of the Equine Pre-purchase Examination 23.Intensive Care Medicine Glossary of Abbreviations Index
