Smith / Sherman Goat Medicine

2. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-8138-1909-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 888 Seiten, E-Book

Fully revised and expanded, Goat Medicine, Second Edition includes discussions on new diseases ranging from bovine spongiform encephalopathy to floppy kid disease as well as major updates on important diseases such as scrapie, mycoplasmosis, paratuberculosis, and urolithiasis. Information has also been added on management of transgenic goats and organic goat production. The text begins by outlining fundamentals of goat practice and moves on to sytems-based coverage of the goat. Each chapter provides clinical anatomy and physiology of every system alongside information on relevant clinical signs, differential diagnosis, and system-specific disease.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smith, Mary C.

Sherman, David M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to the First Edition ix
Preface to the Second Edition xi
Acknowledgments xiii
1. Fundamentals of Goat Practice 3
2. Skin 23
3. Subcutaneous Swellings 61
4. Musculoskeletal System 85
5. Nervous System 163
6. Ocular System 257
7. Blood, Lymph, and Immune Systems 275
8. Cardiovascular System 319
9. Respiratory System 339
10. Digestive System 377
11. Liver and Pancreas 501
12. Urinary System 537
13. Reproductive System 571
14. Mammary Gland and Milk Production 647
15. Wasting Diseases 691
16. Sudden Death 701
17. Anesthesia 709
18. Dehorning and Descenting 723
19. Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases 733
20. Herd Health Management and Preventive Medicine 787
Appendices.
A. Formulary of Some Drugs Used in Goats and Suggested Dosages807
B. Alternative Medicine 815
C. Conversion Factors for Biochemistry and Hematology 823
Index 825

Über Autor(innen)

Mary C. Smith, DVM, Diplomate, ACT, Professor, Department ofPopulation Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, New York State Collegeof Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
David M. Sherman, DVM, MS, Diplomate, ACVIM, ClinicalAssociate Professor, Department of Environmental and PopulationHealth, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University,North Grafton, Massachusetts