Veterinary medicine: large animals Books

Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Physical Examination: Handling & Restraint of Sheep, Goats and Cervids 2. Feeding and Nutrition 3. Oral-Esophageal Diseases 4. Parasitology 5. Diseases of the Gastrointestinal System 6. Diseases of the Respiratory System 7. Theriogenology of Sheep and Goats 8. Diseases of the Endocrine System 9. Diseases of the Integumentary System 10. Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System 11. Diseases of the Urinary System 12. Diseases of the Neurologic System 13. Diseases of the Eye 14. Diseases of the Mammary Gland 15. Diseases of the Hematologic, Immunologic, and Lymphatic Systems (Multisystem Diseases) 16. Diseases of the Cardiovascular System 17. Toxicology 18. Anesthesia and Pain Management 19. Flock Health 20. Field Necropsy and Diagnostic Tests NEW! Appendix I: Commonly Used Drugs and Veterinary Feed Directives in Sheep, Goats and Cervids Appendix II: Practical Fluid Therapy Appendix III: Normal Values and Conversions

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Book SynopsisThe use of small animal models in basic and preclinical sciences constitutes an integral part of testing new pharmaceutical agents prior to their application in clinical practice. New imaging and therapeutic approaches need to be tested and validated first in animals before application to humans. Handbook of Small Animal Imaging: Preclinical Imaging, Therapy, and Applications collects the latest information about various imaging and therapeutic technologies used in preclinical research into a single source. Useful to established researchers as well as newcomers to the field, this handbook shows readers how to exploit and integrate these imaging and treatment modalities and techniques into their own research.The book first presents introductory material on small animal imaging, therapy, and research ethics. It next covers ionizing radiation and nonionizing radiation methods in small animal imaging, hybrid imaging, and imaging agents. The book theTrade Review"A great overview of current small animal imaging modalities describing their principles of operation, equipment components, and most recent applications with extremely helpful illustrations. An essential book for every biologist, chemist, and physicist involved in small animal research."—Magdalena Bazalova-Carter, PhD, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria"… a superb, comprehensive, and very accurate depiction of the state of the art in small animal imaging technologies and applications. This is an authoritative book and invaluable source of information for all biomedical sciences and technologies students, as well as for educators, professionals, and researchers in this multidisciplinary field."—Professor George Kontaxakis, Universidad Politécnica de MadridTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION TO SMALL ANIMAL IMAGING, THERAPY, AND APPLICATIONS. SMALL ANIMAL IMAGING: IONIZING RADIATION. SMALL ANIMAL IMAGING: NON‐IONIZING RADIATION. HYBRID IMAGING. IMAGING AGENTS. THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH PLATFORMS. IMAGE QUANTIFICATION. APPLICATIONS: INCLUDES BOTH IMAGING AND THERAPY.

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Book SynopsisOffering expert advice on nutrition, proper housing, and routine maintenance, Keeping Livestock Healthy covers all the everyday medical care your horses, cattle, pigs, goats, and sheep are likely to require. From vaccines and artificial insemination to detecting and treating Lyme disease, Potomac fever, and bluetongue, you’ll find everything you need to know to keep your animals healthy and thriving. Stressing preventative methods wherever possible, N. Bruce Haynes helps you reduce veterinary costs, increase your self-sufficiency, and boost the productivity of your livestock operation.

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Book SynopsisDiscover how raising your own meat goats can be a fun and profitable endeavor. Offering plenty of tips for creating an economically viable operation and identifying niche markets for your products, Storey’s Guide to Raising Meat Goats shows you how to care for a thriving and productive herd full of healthy and happy animals.

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Book SynopsisThe fifth edition of this best-selling handbook features the same detailed approach that has made it the trusted source for raising healthy, productive rabbits — plus a total redesign with color photos and graphics. Whether you’re interested in raising rabbits for show, meat, fur, or as pets, this comprehensive guide offers expert advice on breed selection, housing, feeding, humane handling, and more. In addition, author Bob Bennett includes the most up-to-date information on preventive health care, treating diseases, marketing, and showing.

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Book SynopsisOne bitterly cold winter afternoon, a nine-month-old colt—extremely weak, starving, left to die—was frozen to the rock-hard white landscape of a northern Wisconsin pasture. His whinny for help barely carried through thirty-mile-an-hour winds lashing snow and ice against his thin coat. But somewhere inside him a light refused to go out.

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Book SynopsisEquine Fluid Therapy is the first reference to draw equine-specific fluid therapy information together into a single, comprehensive resource.Trade Review“Equine Fluid Therapy is a comprehensive textbook created to benefit veterinarians (from interns and residents to practitioners who work in ambulatory or referral practice) who treat critically ill equine patients in a variety of practice settings.” (Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 15 September 2015) "One of the challenges of any clinically-based textbook is to provide information that is current, accessible and relevant to a broad target readership. Equine Fluid Therapy achieves this challenge and will benefit veterinary students, general practitioners and veterinary specialists. It will be of particular value in equine hospitals where intensive management of patients is undertaken and fluid therapy is undoubtedly used. This excellent reference text supports evidence-based approaches to fluid therapy in horses and will be a valuable addition to any equine practice’s library." (Australian Veterinary Journal, 95:12, 2017)Table of ContentsList of contributors vi Preface viii Section 1: Physiology of fluids electrolytes and acid–base 1 Body water physiology 3 C. Langdon Fielding 2 Sodium and water homeostasis and derangements 11 C. Langdon Fielding 3 Potassium homeostasis and derangements 27 C. Langdon Fielding 4 Chloride homeostasis and derangements 45 C. Langdon Fielding 5 Calcium homeostasis and derangements 55 Escolástico Aguilera-Tejero 6 Magnesium homeostasis and derangements 76 Allison Jean Stewart 7 Phosphorus homeostasis and derangements 88 Ramiro E. Toribio 8 Acid–base homeostasis and derangements 101 Jon Palmer Section 2: Fluid therapy 9 Preparation supplies and catheterization 129 Jamie Higgins 10 Monitoring fluid therapy 142 Brett Tennent?]Brown 11 Fluid overload 152 C. Langdon Fielding 12 Replacement fluids therapy in horses 161 K. Gary Magdesian 13 Maintenance fluid therapy in horses 175 K. Gary Magdesian 14 Fluid therapy for renal failure 190 C. Langdon Fielding 15 Fluid therapy for hepatic failure 198 Thomas J. Divers 16 Fluid therapy for gastrointestinal disease 206 Diana M. Hassel 17 Fluid therapy and heart failure 220 Sophy A. Jesty 18 Fluid therapy during neurologic disease 228 Yvette S. Nout?]Lomas 19 Fluid therapy for muscle disorders 239 Darien J. Feary 20 Perioperative fluid therapy 250 Julie E. Dechant 21 Enteral fluid therapy 261 Marco A.F. Lopes 22 Fluid therapy for neonatal foals 279 K. Gary Magdesian Section 3: Special topics 23 Blood and blood product transfusions in horses 301 Margaret Mudge 24 Colloids 312 Lucas Pantaleon 25 Parenteral nutrition 323 Harold C. McKenzie III 26 Advanced hemodynamic monitoring 340 Kevin Corley 27 Peritoneal dialysis 351 Laurie Gallatin Index 356

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Book Synopsisaeo Structured by body system or region with checklists on procedures and abnormalities aeo Numerous beautifully clear illustrations complement and clarify the text aeo Based on the authorsa extensive experience in farm animal medicine aeo Important reading for anyone concerned with the clinical examination of farm animals.Trade Review"The book should definitely be owned and read by all undergraduates and recently qualified large animal clinicians. It will also be a useful aide memoire to many older clinicans..." (Goat Veterinary Society Newsletter) "...an extremely useful and affordable reference book." (The Veterinary Record) "I wish rhis book had been available when I was a student, and during my formative years in farm animal practice." (Andrew J. Madel, Vet Times, 2003)Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements. Part I Introduction. 1 Principles of Clinical Examination. Part II Cattle – Clinical Examination by Body System and Region. 2 The General Clinical Examination of Cattle. 3 Clinical Examination of the Lymphatic System. 4 Clinical Examination of the Skin. 5 Clinical Examination of the Head and Neck. 6 Clinical Examination of the Cardiovascular System. 7 Clinical Examination of the Respiratory System. 8 Clinical Examination of the Gastrointestinal System. 9 Clinical Examination of the Urinary System. 10 Clinical Examination of the Female Genital System. 11 Clinical Examination of the Male Genital System. 12 Clinical Examination of the Udder. 13 Clinical Examination of the Musculoskeletal System. 14 Clinical Examination of the Nervous System. Part III Sheep. 15 Clinical Examination of the Sheep. Part IV Pigs. 16 Clinical Examination of the Pig. Part V Goats. 17 Clinical Examination of the Goat. Bibliography. Appendix 1 Normal Physiological Values. Appendix 2 Laboratory Reference Values: Haematology. Appendix 3 Laboratory Reference Values: Biochemistry. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Veterinary Drug Handbook: Client Information Edition helps veterinarians and pharmacists bridge the drug information gap between themselves and the people (clients; owners) who are treating their animals. Several studies have demonstrated that people receiving verbal information from health professionals retain very little of that information once they leave the premises of their health provider. The information provided in this book will supplement the actual care provided and help in the task at hand, namely to improve the health of animals. The authors have included drugs that are commonly prescribed by small animal and equine practitioners, both those that are veterinary and human labeled medications. The authors also provide this information in a format that can be understood by any reader. The information presented in these monographs will enable the animal caregiver to be better informed about the medication in question and to work with their vTable of ContentsContents. Includes over 150 of the most-commonly prescribed drugs as well as client handouts describing giving pets oral medications, eye medications, and transdermal medications.

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Book SynopsisThis book is an officially authorised advisory manual that implements the recommendations on the energy and protein requirements of cattle, sheep and goats made by the AFRC Technical Committee on Responses to Nutrients (TCORN) since its establishment in 1982. TCORN has produced a series of numbered reports including No. 5 in 1990 on Nutrient Requirements on Ruminant Animals: Energy' and in 1992, No. 9 Nutrient Requirements of Ruminant Animals: Protein'. The former recommended, with only minor modifications, the adoption of the AFRC's 1980 Technical Review's full recommendations on energy requirements of ruminants, while the latter recommended the adoption of a protein system based on Metabolisable Protein as the unit. Opportunity has been taken to include material from TCORN Report No. 8, 1991 on the Voluntary Intake of Silage by Cattle' and from an unpublished TCORN Report on the Nutrition of Goats'. The current volume presents these recommendations in a practical form designed for usTable of Contents1: Principles and concepts 2: Requirements for metabolisable energy 3: Requirements for metabolisable protein 4: Feed evaluation and diet formulation 5: Dairy cattle 6: Beef cattle 7: Sheep 8: Goats 9: References and Feed Composition Tables

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Book SynopsisThis book is the first in a set of four providing a series on controlled reproduction in farm animals. The aim of the series is to provide a general review of the literature dealing with the different ways in which reproduction in the major farm mammals can be controlled and manipulated. The four volumes are effectively an expanded and new edition of a previous work, Controlled Breeding in Farm Animals (Pergamon Press, 1983). However, the literature on this subject has expanded so rapidly since the time of the earlier volume, that it is now thought appropriate to published it in four separate volumes. Buffaloes, goats, deer and camelids have been added to the species covered by the series compared to the previous book. All volumes provide comprehensive reference lists and are fully up-to-date. This first volume focuses on cattle and buffaloes. It will appeal to reproductive physiologists and workers in animal production, animal breeding and veterinary medicine.Table of Contents1: Introduction to controlled reproduction in cattle 2: The bovine oestrous cycle and associated events 3: Artificial control of oestrus and ovulation 4: Pregnancy testing in cattle 5: Control of calving 6: Reducing the calving interval 7: Embryo transfer and in vitro fertilization in cattle 8: Induction of twin births in cattle 9: Breeding cattle at younger ages 10: Introduction to controlled breeding in buffaloes 11: Control of oestrus, pregnancy testing and parturition control in buffaloes 12: Embryo transfer and in vitro fertilization in buffaloes

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Book SynopsisThis book is the second in a set of four providing a series on controlled reproduction in farm animals. The aim of the series is to provide a general review of the literature dealing with the different ways in which reproduction in the major farm mammals can be controlled and manipulated. The four volumes are effectively an expanded and new edition of a previous work, Controlled Breeding in Farm Animals (Pergamon Press, 1983). However, the literature on this subject has expanded so rapidly since the time of the earlier volume, that it is now thought appropriate to publish it in four separate volumes. Buffaloes, goats, deer and camelids have been added to the species covered by the series compared to the previous book. All volumes provide comprehensive reference lists and are fully up-to-date. This second volume focuses on sheep and goats. It will appeal to reproductive physiologists and workers in animal production, animal breeding and veterinary medicine.Table of Contents1: Introduction to controlled reproduction in sheep 2: The ewe's oestrous cycle and seasonal breeding activity 3: Artificial control of oestrus and ovulation 4: Fixed-time sheep artificial insemination 5: Advancing the sheep breeding season 6: More frequent lambings in sheep 7: Induction of multiple births in sheep 8: Pregnancy testing in sheep 9: Control of lambing 10: Embryo transfer and in vitro fertilization in sheep 11: Breeding sheep at younger ages 12: Introduction to controlled breeding in goats 13: Artificial control of oestrus and breeding activity in goats 14: Pregnancy testing and control of parturition in goats 15: Embryo transfer and in vitro fertilization in goats

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Book SynopsisThis book is the third in a set of four providing a series on controlled reproduction in farm animals. The aim of the series is to provide a general review of the literature dealing with the different ways in which reproduction in the major farm mammals can be controlled and manipulated. The four volumes are effectively an expanded and new edition of a previous work, Controlled Breeding in Farm Animals (Pergamon Press, 1983). However, the literature on this subject has expanded so rapidly since the time of the earlier volume, that it is now thought appropriate to publish it in four separate volumes. Buffaloes, goats, deer and camelids have been added to the species covered by the series compared to the previous book. All volumes provide comprehensive reference lists and are fully up-to-date. This third volume focuses on pigs. It will appeal to reproductive physiologists and workers in animal production, animal breeding and veterinary medicine.Table of Contents1: Introduction to controlled reproduction in pigs 2: The sow's oestrous cycle and associated events 3: The artificial control of oestrus and ovulation in pigs 4: Pregnancy testing in pigs 5: Control of farrowing 6: More frequent farrowing in pigs 7: Increasing litter size in pigs 8: Embryo transfer and associated techniques in pigs 9: Breeding pigs at younger ages

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Book SynopsisThis book is the final one in a set of four providing a series on controlled reproduction in farm animals. The aim of the series is to provide a general review of the literature dealing with the different ways in which reproduction in the major farm mammals can be controlled and manipulated. The four volumes are effectively an expanded and new edition of a previous work, Controlled Breeding in Farm Animals (Pergamon Press, 1983). However, the literature on this subject has expanded so rapidly since the time of the earlier volume, that it is now thought appropriate to publish it in four separate volumes. Buffaloes, goats, deer and camelids have been added to the species covered by the series compared to the previous book. All volumes provide comprehensive reference lists and are fully up-to-date. This final volume focuses on horses, deer and camelids (camels, llamas and alpacas). All of these animals are attracting increasing attention for either leisure pursuits, meat or fibre productiTable of Contents1: Introduction to controlled reproduction in horses 2: The mare's oestrous cycle and seasonal breeding activity 3: Artificial control of oestrus and ovulation in the mare 4: Pregnancy testing in mares 5: Control of foaling 6: Embryo transfer and in vitro fertilization in horses 7: Controlled reproduction in deer 8: Controlled reproduction in camelids

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Book SynopsisIn recent years there has been an increasing interest in the topic of farm animal behaviour. This is partly an academic interest on the part of behavioural and animal scientists, but also stems from the more applied aspects of the subject as it relates to animal welfare. It is also now better appreciated that behaviour and welfare of animals have a significant impact on health and production. This book provides a thorough review of our knowledge of cattle behaviour and how this can contribute to improve the care, management and well-being of cattle. Examples are drawn from around the world, and while there is some emphasis on dairy cattle, mention is made of beef, dual-purpose or draught cattle where appropriate. All of the key topics such as social, reproductive and feeding behaviour are covered with thorough reviews of the research literature. The book represents a valuable work for advanced students and research workers in animal, dairy and veterinary sciences, as well as zoologistsTable of Contents1: Origin, evolutionary history and domestication of cattle 2: Maintenance behaviour 3: Social behaviour 4: Reproductive behaviour 5: Feeding behaviour 6: Maternal and calf behaviour and management 7: Behavioural responses to management systems 8: Human-cattle interactions 9: Training of cattle 10: Behavioural problems and solutions

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Book SynopsisThis report is a comprehensive review of published information on the body composition and digestive physiology of temperate zone goats, the composition of their products, meat, milk and fibre, their voluntary feed intake, and their associated energy, protein, mineral and vitamin requirements. The systematic approach is similar to that of earlier reviews of ruminant nutrient requirements published by the Agricultural Research Council in 1980 and 1984, which are factorial in nature. In particular the energy and protein requirements are expressed in terms of Metabolisable Energy (ARC 1980, AFRC 1990) and Metabolisable Protein (AFRC1992), using the models for cattle and sheep as appropriate. The requirements for calcium and phosphorus have been calculated utilising the factors specified in a separate AFRC report published in 1991. The report also identifies areas where there is a lack of research data specific to goats, recourse having to be made to published data for sheep (particularly Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: The goat industry 3: Goat products 4: The need for information on the nutrition of the goat 5: Composition of Products 6: Body and carcase 7: Milk 8: Fibre 9: Digestive Physiology 10: Digestibility 11: Rumen ammonia and rate of digestion 12: Rate of passage and rumen volume 13: Conclusions 14: Feed Intake 15: Introduction 16: Feeding behaviour 17: Grazing 18: Species comparisons : stall-feeding, minimum selection 19: Published estimates of feed intake by goats 20: Seasonal effects 21: Water intake 22: Conclusions and recommendations 23: Energy 24: Efficiencies of utilization of metabolisable energy 25: Feeding level corrections for ME intake 26: Requirements for maintenance 27: Requirements for activity 28: Requirements for growth 29: Requirements for pregnancy 30: Requirements for lactation and associated live-weight changes 31: Requirements for gains in body energy in lactating goats 32: Protein 33: Energy supply for microbial synthesis in the rumen 34: Feed nitrogen degradability 35: Apparent efficiency of conversion of degradable dietary nitrogen into microbial nitrogen 36: Microbial nitrogen yield in the rumen 37: Proportion of microbial crude protein (MCP) present as microbial true protein (MTP) 38: Absorbability of amino acids (AA) in the small intestine 39: Digestibility of undegraded feed protein 40: Efficiency of utilisation of absorbed amino acid nitrogen by ruminants 41: Requirements for maintenance 42: Requirements for lactation 43: Requirements for growth 44: Requirements for fibre 45: Requirements for pregnancy 46: Requirements for live-weight change in lactating goats 47: Minerals and Vitamins 48: Mineral composition of body tissues, milk and fibre 49: Calcium and phosphorus 50: Magnesium 51: Sodium, potassium and chloride 52: Copper 53: Requirements for other trace elements 54: Requirements for vitamins 55: Production 56: Rearing kids to weaning 57: Nutrition of the dairy goat 58: Nutrition of fibre goats

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Book SynopsisResearch into equine artificial insemination has recently expanded with increasing horse numbers, the developing leisure interest in horse riding and the realisation of the economic advantages of artificial insemination. This book provides a detailed reference book on the subject and covers its historical development, relevant equine physiology, current practices and future possibilities. It is extensively referenced to allow further reading into specialised areas.Table of ContentsI: Introduction 1: Introduction 2: Advantages of Artificial Insemination 3: Disadvantages of Artificial Insemination 4: Conclusion 5: Historical Development and Present Use of Artificial Insemination 6: Introduction 7: Early History of the Technique 8: Decline in the Horse Population and Equine Research 9: Development of Techniques for Collection of Semen 10: Development of Techniques for Evaluation of Semen 11: Development of Techniques for Handling and Storage of Semen 12: Development of Techniques for Insemination of Semen 13: Present Use of Equine AI 14: Current Reasons for Using Equine AI 15: Conclusion 16: Stallion Reproductive Anatomy and Control 17: Introduction 18: Stallion Anatomy 19: Control of Stallion Reproduction 20: Conclusion 21: Production of Spermatozoa 22: Introduction 23: Seminal Plasma 24: Spermatozoa 25: Conclusion 26: Semen Collection 27: Introduction 28: The Artificial Vagina 29: The Condom 30: Preparation of the Stallion for Semen Collection 31: The Collecting Area 32: Sexual Stimulation of the Stallion and Encouragement to Ejaculate 33: Alternative Methods of Semen Collection 34: Collection Procedure 35: Frequency of Collection 36: Training the Stallion for Collection 37: Conclusion 38: Semen Evaluation 39: Introduction 40: Semen Evaluation as Part of an AI Programme 41: General Semen Handling 42: Gross Evaluation 43: Microscopic Evaluation 44: Functional Tests for Semen Evaluation 45: Sexing Spermatozoa 46: Conclusion 47: Semen Storage and Transportation 48: Introduction 49: Extenders 50: Fresh or Raw Semen 51: Chilled Semen 52: Cryopreservation of Semen 53: Conclusion 54: Mare Insemination 55: Introduction 56: Selection of Suitable Mares for Insemination 57: Preparation of the Mare for Insemination 58: Preparation of Semen for Insemination 59: Methods of Insemination 60: Factors Affecting the Success of AI 61: Conception Rates to AI 62: Conclusion II: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisCurrent pressures to maximise the use of forages in ruminant diets have renewed interest in fast, inexpensive methods for the estimation of their nutritional value. As a result, a wide variety of biological and physiochemical procedures have recently been investigated for this purpose.This book is the single definitive reference volume on the current status of research in this areaCovers all forages eaten by ruminant animalsTable of ContentsSECTION 1: THE IMPORTANCE OF FORAGE EVALUATION FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS 1: Forages and their role in animal systems, R J Wilkins, Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, UK 2: Forage evaluation for efficient ruminant livestock production, D E Beever and FL Mould, CEDAR (Centre for Dairy Research), The University of Reading, UK 3: Intake of forages, D L Romney and M Gill, Natural Resources International Ltd, Kent, UK SECTION 2: ESTIMATING THE ENERGY VALUE OF FORAGES 4: Prediction of energy supply in ruminants, with emphasis on forages, S López, University of Leon, Spain, J Dijkstra, Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands & J France, The University of Reading, UK 5: Forage evaluation using measurements of energy metabolism, C K Reynolds, The University of Reading, UK 6: The measurement of forage digestibility in vivo, C Rymer, ADAS Feed Evaluation and Nutritional Sciences, Stratford upon Avon, UK 7: Faeces as a source of microbial enzymes for estimating digestibility, H M Omed, D Lovett and R F E Axford, University of Wales, Bangor, UK 8: Enzyme techniques for estimating digestibility, D I H Jones and M K Theodorou, Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Aberystwyth, UK 9: The in situ technique for the estimation of forage degradability in the ruminants, E R Ørskov, Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen, UK 10: Cumulative gas production techniques for forage evaluation, B A Williams, Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands SECTION 3: ESTIMATING THE PROTEIN VALUE OF FORAGES 11: Animal based techniques for the estimation of protein value of forages, S Tamminga, Wageningen Institute of Animal Sciences, The Netherlands and X B Chen, Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen, UK 12: In situ techniques for the estimation of protein degradability and post rumen availability, T Hvelplund and M R Weisbjerg, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Denmark 13: Enzymatic and microbial cell preparation techniques for predicting rumen degradation and post ruminal availability of protein, S Calsamiglia, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona, Spain, M D Stern and A Bach, University of Minnesota, USA SECTION 4: PHYSICOCHEMICAL APPROACHES 14: Characterization of forages by chemical analysis, D J R Cherney, Cornell University, USA 15: Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy: an alternative approach for the estimation of forage quality and voluntary intake, ER Deaville, ADAS Feed Evaluation & Nutritional Sciences, UK, PC Flinn, Agriculture Victoria, Pastoral & Veterinary Institute, Australia 16: NMR and other physico-chemical techniques for forage assessment, D S Himmelsbach, Agricultural Research Service, USA SECTION 5: MINERALS, VITAMINS, ANTINUTRITIVE AND OTHER FACTORS 17: Trace mineral status of forages, A MacPherson, Scottish Agricultural College, Ayr, UK 18: Major minerals in forages, L R McDowell, University of Florida, USA and G Valle, Departmento de Producción Animal, CURLA, Honduras 19: Vitamins in forages, N Ballet, J C Robert and PEV Williams, Rhône-Poulenc Animal Nutrition, France 20: Secondary plant compounds and forage evaluation, J D Reed et al., University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA SECTION 6: GENERAL CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION 21: Current procedures, future requirements and the need for standardization, D I Givens, ADAS Feed Evaluation and Nutritional Sciences, UK, E Owen, The University of Reading, UK and A T Adesogan, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK

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Book SynopsisThis book brings together edited versions of the keynote review papers presented at the International Symposium on Ruminant Physiology (ISRP). Held every five years, the ISRP is the premier forum for the presentation and discussion of advances in our knowledge of the physiology of ruminant animals. The ninth ISRP was held in South Africa in October 1999. A definitive statement of current knowledge in this subject. Contributors are the leading international authorities from Europe, North America, South Africa and Australasia. The ISRP has an excellent reputation for quality papers.Table of ContentsPart I: Regulation of Feed Intake 1: Integration of learning and metabolic signals into a theory of dietary choice and food intake, J M Forbes, University of Leeds, UK and F D Provenza, Utah State University, USA 2: Mathematical models of food intake and metabolism in ruminants, A W Ilius, N S Jessop, and M Gill, University of Edinburgh, UK 3: Control of salivation and motility of the reticulorumen by the brain in sheep, W L Grovum, University of Guelph, Canada and J S Gonzalez, University of Leon, Spain Part II: Rumen Microbiology and Fermentation 4: Molecular ecology and diversity in microbial ecosystems, R I Mackie et al, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA 5: Microbial adherence to the plant cell wall and enzymatic hydrolysis, C W Forsberg, F Forano and A Chesson , University of Guelph, Canada 6: The microbial ecology and physiology of ruminal nitrogen metabolism, M Morrison, University of Nebraska, USA Part III: Nutrient Absorption and Splanchnic Metabolism 7: Tissue, cellular and molecular aspects of peptide absorption and utilization, K E Webb, Jr., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, USA 8: Influence of gastrointestinal tissue metabolism on substrate supply, C J Seal and D S Parker, University of Newcastle, UK 9: The liver: Integrator of nitrogen metabolism, G E Lobley, Rowett Research Institute, UK, G D Milano, Campus Iniversitario, Argentina and J G van der Walt, University of Pretoria, South Africa Part IV: Tissue Maintenance and Utilization of Endogenous Body Reserves 10: Adipose tissue: beyond an energy reserve, R G Vernon, Hannah Research Institute, UK and K L Houseknecht, Pfizer Inc., UK 11: Regulation of growth and metabolism during postnatal development, B W Breier, M H Oliver and B W Galleher, University of Auckland, New Zealand 12: Direct effects of photoperiod on lipid metabolism, leptin synthesis and milk secretion in adult sheep, Y Chilliard and F Bocquier, INRA-Theix, France Part V: Tissue Growth 13: Muscle growth and genetic regulation, J J Bass et al, Ruakura Agricultural Research Centre, New Zealand 14: Control and manipulation of hyperplasia and hypertrophy in muscle tissue, P J Buttery, J M Brameld and J M Dawson, University of Nottingham, UK 15: Regulation of protein synthesis for wool growth, N Adams, S Liu and D G Masters, CSIRO Division of Animal Production, Australia Part IV: Reproduction, Pregnancy and Lactation 16: Regulation of macronutrient partitioning between maternal and conceptus tissues in the pregnant ruminant, A W Bell and R A Ehrhardt, Cornell University, USA 17: The Thermal Physiology of the Ruminant Fetus, H Laburn, A Faurie and D Mitchell, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa 18: Regulation of nutrient partitioning during lactation: Homeostasis and homeorhesis revisited, D E Bauman, Cornell University, USA 19: The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system in the mammary gland: Role for IGFBP-3 binding proteins, C R Baumrucker, Penn State University, USA 20: Integrating the effects of genotype and nutrition on utilization of body reserves during lactation of dairy cattle, J P McNamara, Washington State University, USA Part VII: Ruminant Physiology and Genetics 21: Genetic manipulation of ruminant biochemistry and physiology for improved productivity: current status and future potential, K A Ward, CSIRO Animal Production, Australia 22: Genetics of rumen microorganisms: Gene transfer, genetic analysis, H J Flint and K P Scott, Rowett Research Institute, UK 23: Nutrient-gene interactions: Future potential and applications, P B Cronjé, University of Pretoria, South Africa Part VIII: Host Resistance against Parasites and Pathogens 24: Host resistance against gastrointestinal parasites of sheep, S J McClure, D L Emergy and J W Steel, CSIRO, Australia 25: Host resistance to fleece rot and blowfly strike, I G Colditz and R L Tellam, CSIRO, Australia 26: Host resistance against mastitis, K Perrson-Waller, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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Book SynopsisThis book brings together edited and revised papers presented at the 8th Symposium on Digestive Physiology of Pigs held in Uppsala in June, 2000. It contains more than 100 papers from leading scientists from around the world in this subject area. Among other features it contributes to the development of the the science relating to the effects of nutrition on gut physiology. It also creates a platform for future research, that will increase knowledge of how to optimize the nutrition of the pig and to help prevent diet-related gastrointestinal conditions.Table of Contents1: Development and function of the gastrointestinal tract 2: Possible interactions between nutrition and 3: Factors influencing gut maturation and function in prenatal and postnatal pigs 4: The gastrointestinal immune system and its implications for health maintenance 5: Nutrient utilization and metabolism by the gastrointestinal tract 6: Dietary and animal related factors affecting digestion and digestive secretions 7: Influence of the gut microflora on the digestive processes 8: Influence of nutrition on the gut microflora 9: Role of the gut microflora in the prevention of disease

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a review of the current state of knowledge on all aspects of sheep nutrition. The main emphasis is on sheep grazing in systems that range from intensively utilized sown pastures to extensive rangelands.Table of Contents1: Nutritive Value of Herbage, S W Coleman, USDA-ARS, USA and D A Henry, CSIRO, Australia 2: Constraints on Feed Intake by Grazing Sheep, R H Weston, Glenbrook, Australia 3: Food Choice, J M Forbes, University of Leeds, UK and R W Mayes, Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, UK 4: Microbial Ecology of the Ovine Rumen, R I Mackie, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, C S McSweeney, CSIRO, Australia and A V Klieve, Animal Research Institute, Australia 5: Digestion and Metabolism, E F Annison, University of Sydney, Australia, D B Lindsay, Cambridge, UK and J V Nolan, University of New England, Australia 6: Principles of Supplementary Feeding in Sheep-grazing Systems, H Dove 7: Nutrition for Maintenance, J L Corbett and A J Ball, University of New England, Australia 8: Nutrition and Wool Growth, P L Hynd, Adelaide University, Australia and D G Masters, CSIRO, Australia 9: Nutrition for Conception and Pregnancy, J J Robinson, J A Rooke and T G McEvoy, Scottish Agricultural College, UK 10: Nutrition during Lactation, T T Treacher, Oxford, UK and G Caja, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain 11: Nutrition for Sheep-meat Production, V H Oddy, Meat and Livestock Australia, Australia and R D Sainz, University of California, USA 12: Nutrition of Sheep under Rangelands Conditions, P J O'Reagain, Queensland Beef Industry Institute, Australia and N P McMeniman, University of Queensland, Australia 13: Trace-element and Vitamin Nutrition of Grazing Sheep, J Lee, S O Knowles, AgResearch Limited, New Zealand and G J Judson, South Australian Research and Development Institute, Australia 14: Interactions between Gastrointestinal Parasites and Nutrients, R L Coop, Moredun Research Institute, UK and A R Sykes, Lincoln University, New Zealand 15: Deleterious Substances in Grazed Pastures, G C Waghorn, AgResearch Limited, New Zealand, N R Adams, CSIRO, Australia and D R Woodfield, AgResearch Limited, New Zealand 16: The Nutritional Management of Grazing Sheep, M Freer 17: Not available from CABI in Australia and New Zealand. Contact CSIRO Publishing, PO Box 1139, Collingwood, Victoria 3066, Australia.

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Book SynopsisThis detailed book explores new molecular biological techniques for the detection of both antigens and antibodies of porcine diseases. Assays examined within this collection include improved methods of nucleic acid extraction, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), droplet digital PCR (ddPCR), polymerase spiral reaction (PSR), cross-priming amplification (CPA), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), as well as peptide nucleic acid (PNA) based tools, aptamer-based tools, and lateral flow assays and different immune assay-based diagnostics for porcine diseases. As part of the Springer Protocols Handbooks series, the present book contains the type of in-depth knowledge on important diagnostics tools that provide a vital source of information for scientists, researchers, and students from different fields.Authoritative and practical, Protocols for the Diagnosis of Pig Viral Diseases aims to guide researchers toward developing new technologies for the diagnosis of pig pathogens.Table of Contents1. Requirements and Preparedness for Attending a Viral Disease Outbreak in Pig Farms Dipak Deka, Pankaj Kumar Dhaka, Ujjwal Kumar De, Obli Rajendran Vinodh Kumar, and Yashpal Singh Malik 2. Collection of Samples, Their Preservation, and Transportation Ashok Kumar, Kaushal Kishor Rajak, Ajay Kumar Yadav, Vishal Rai, Mukesh Bhatt, R.P. Singh, and R.K. Singh 3. Methods for Quantification of Viruses Mukesh Bhatt, Chris Einstein, Kiran, Arfa Fayaz, Vishal Rai, Monu Karki, Ashok Kumar, Ajay Kumar Yadav, and Kaushal Kishor Rajak 4. Protocols for Isolation of Genetic Materials from RNA Viruses Nihar Nalini Mohanty, Vikas Gupta, Laxmi Narayan Sarangi, Rohini Bhat, and Sathish B. Shivachandra 5. Multiplex PCR for Diagnosis of Porcine Diseases Manjisha Choudhury, Ajay Kumar Yadav, Seema Rani Pegu, Rajib Deb, and Swaraj Rajkhowa 6. Protocols for Isolation of Plasmid DNA Vinod Kumar Singh, Vikas Gupta, and Chayanika Das 7. Recombinant Antigen-Based Diagnostic Assays of Pig Viral Diseases Rajib Deb, Ajay Kumar Yadav, Gyanendra Singh Sengar, Seema Rani Pegu, Souvik Paul, Swaraj Rajkhowa, and Vivek Kumar Gupta 8. RNA-PAGE-Based Diagnosis of Viral Diseases Naveen Kumar, Geetika Kaur, Shubhankar Sircar, Zunjar Dubbal, R.S. Sethi, and Yashpal Singh Malik 9. Peptide Nucleic Acid (PNA): A Diagnostic Molecule for Infectious Diseases Vinay G. Joshi, Anu Kumari, Sushila Maan, Tarun Kumar, and Satish Kumar 10. Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification (NASBA) Methods and CRISPR/Cas13 System to Detect Pig Viral Diseases Ajay Kumar Singh, Soumen Naskar, Pramod W. Ramteke, and Rohit Kumar 11. Aptamers as Diagnostic Markers for Viral Infections of Veterinary Importance Victoria C. Khangembam and Dimpal Thakuria 12. Antibody-Based Sensors for Pathogen Detection Nirmita Dutta, Akhil Kumar, Anu Kumari, Sushila Maan, Gorachand Dutta, and Vinay G. Joshi 13. Lateral Flow Assay for Diagnosis of Pig Viral Diseases Aditya Prasad Sahoo and Rajib Deb 14. Droplet Digital PCR-Based Diagnosis for Porcine Viral Diseases Yoya Vashi and Sachin Kumar 15. Protocols for Immunofluorescence Techniques Deepika Bisht, Shikha Saxena, Nitish Singh Kharayat, and Siddharth Gautam 16. Polymerase Spiral Reaction (PSR) for the Diagnosis of Porcine Viral Diseases Vikas Gupta, Nihar Nalini Mohanty, and Vinod Kumar Singh 17. Recombinase Polymerase Amplification-Based Diagnostics of Porcine Viral Diseases Yoya Vashi and Sachin Kumar 18. Cell Culture System for Porcine Virus Isolation and Propagation Vishal Rai, Kaushal Kishor Rajak, Kiran, Arfa Fayaz, Monu Karki, Chris Einstein, Mukesh Bhatt, Ashok Kumar, and Ajay Kumar Yadav 19. An Overview of Mouse Monoclonal Antibody Production Kaushal Kishor Rajak, Kiran, Arfa Fayaz, Vishal Rai, Monu Karki, Chris Einstein, Mukesh Bhatt, Ashok Kumar, Ajay Kumar Yadav, and R.P. Singh 20. Nucleic Acid Hybridization Techniques for Viral Disease Diagnosis: A Detailed Perspective B.V. Sunil Kumar, Himalaya Bhardwaj, Ankita Gurao, Naveen Kumar, and Yashpal Singh Malik 21. Ligase Detection Reaction–Fluorescent Microsphere Assay A. Raja 22. ELISA as a Diagnostic Weapon Ramya Kalaivanan and Sankar Palanisamy 23. SDS-PAGE and Western Blotting: Basic Principles and Protocol Mukesh Bhatt, Vishal Rai, Ashok Kumar, Kiran, Ajay Kumar Yadav, Kaushal Kishor Rajak, Vikas Gupta, Vishal Chander, and R.K. Avasthe 24. Immune Assays as Diagnostic for Pig Viral Diseases Prabhakar Maurya, Jupi Talukdar, Sarmistha Debbarma, Monuj Kumar Doley, and Luit Barkalita 25. Production of Virus-Like Particles Using the Baculovirus Expression System and Their Application in Vaccines and Viral Disease Diagnosis Hemanta Kumar Maity, Rajib Deb, Sinéad Lyons, and Ian M. Jones 26. Good Laboratory Practices and Biosafety Containments in a Virology Laboratory Yashpal Singh Malik, Anuradha Sharma, Niraj Kumar Singh, B.T. Naveen Kumar, and Naveen Kumar

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Book SynopsisZoonotic Tuberculosis: Mycobacterium bovis and Other Pathogenic Mycobacteria, Third Edition is a comprehensive review of the state of the art in the control and elimination of infections caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in animals and humans. This update to the most complete and current reference available on Mycobacterium bovis includes new coverage of the latest molecular techniques; more information on human infection and One Health; updates to the information on the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD), the World Health Organization (WHO), Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Tuberculosis Eradication Program; and coverage of additional Africancountries. The Third Edition upholds the book's reputation as a truly global resource on M. bovis. Written by an international list of tuberculosis experts, chapters cover the status of tuberculoTrade Review“The third edition complements the previous editions and will be a useful text for readers interested in both human and animal tuberculosis.” (Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 15 September 2014) “Zoonotic Tuberculosis’ is a superb text and should be placed on the shelf alongside the previous editions for anyone wanting to know more about the global management of tuberculosis.” (Veterinary Record, 21 June 2014)Table of ContentsContributors ix Preface xv 1 Tuberculosis in animals and humans: An introduction 3 Charles O. Thoen, Philip A. LoBue, and Donald A. Enarson 2 One Health approach for preventing and controlling tuberculosis in animals and humans 9 John B. Kaneene, Bruce Kaplan, James H. Steele, and Charles O. Thoen 3 Public health significance of zoonotic tuberculosis caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex 21 Adam J. Langer and Philip A. LoBue 4 Mycobacterium bovis infection in humans and animals with an emphasis on countries in Central and South America 35 Isabel N. de Kantor, Pedro M. Torres, Eliana Roxo, Alfredo Garin, Luis A. Paredes Noack, María D. Sequeira, María Susana Imaz, Nora Morcillo, and María Alice da Silva Telles 5 Pathogenesis of tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis 51 Charles O. Thoen and Raúl G. Barletta 6 Epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis 63 Julian A. Drewe, Dirk U. Pfeiffer, and John B. Kaneene 7 Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis 79 Julian A. Drewe and Noel H. Smith 8 New and current approaches for isolation, identification, and genotyping of Mycobacterium bovis 89 Suelee Robbe-Austerman and Claude Turcotte 9 Tuberculosis in animals in South Africa 99 Nick Kriek 10 Status and control of bovine tuberculosis in Ethiopia 109 Asseged Bogale, Berhanu Tameru, and Tsegaye Habtemariam 11 Distribution, public health significance, and control status of bovine tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis in Uganda 133 David Nganwa and Asseged Bogale 12 Bovine tuberculosis: Epidemiology, zoonotic transmission, activities, and challenges toward its control in Nigeria 149 Simeon I.B. Cadmus and F. Olalekan Ayanwale 13 Factors contributing to the transmission of bovine tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis and its control status in Sudan 159 Ehsan Abdalla and David Nganwa 14 Overview of bovine tuberculosis in Ghana 175 Gregory Banayah Mwinyelle and Andy Alhassan 15 Status and control of tuberculosis in animals in Pakistan 181 M. Tariq Javed 16 Zoonotic tuberculosis in humans, elephants, and other animals in Nepal 191 Mahesh Bhandari and Charles O. Thoen 17 Zoonotic tuberculosis in India 197 Rishendra Verma 18 An overview of Mycobacterium bovis infections in domestic and wild animals in Korea 203 Han Sang Yoo and Kyoungjin J. Yoon 19 Mycobacterium bovis infection and control in China 213 Aizhen Guo, Yingyu Chen, and Huanchun Chen 20 Zoonotic tuberculosis in Australia and New Zealand 221 Graham Nugent and Debra V. Cousins 21 Bovine tuberculosis eradication in the United States: A century of progress 235 Alecia Larew Naugle, Mark Schoenbaum, C. William Hench, Owen L. Henderson, and Jack Shere 22 The occurrence of M. bovis cases in U.S. cattle, 2001–2011 253 Katie Portacci, Jason Lombard, Mark Schoenbaum, Kathleen Orloski, and Mark Camacho 23 The importance of M. bovis infection in cervids on the eradication of bovine tuberculosis in the United States 263 Michael J. Gilsdorf and John B. Kaneene 24 Evaluation of antemortem diagnostic tests for detecting bovine tuberculosis infection in the United States 277 Mark Schoenbaum, María Celia Antognoli, and Kathleen Orloski 25 Canada’s bovine tuberculosis eradication program: Past and present 287 Noel Harrington, Krista Howden, and Claude Turcotte 26 Bovine tuberculosis eradication program in Mexico 291 Alejandro Perera Ortiz, José Alfredo Gutiérrez-Reyes, Estela Flores Velázquez, Guillermo Agustín Reyes Escalona, and Eli Tonatiuh Selva Hernández 27 Epidemiology of bovine tuberculosis in the Republic of Serbia with a brief overview of the current epidemiological situation in the region 309 Dejan Krnjaic, Budimir Plavsic, and Slavoljub Stanojevic 28 The impact of an integrated wildlife and bovine tuberculosis eradication program in Ireland 323 Michael Sheridan, Margaret Good, Simon J. More, and Eamonn Gormley 29 Bovine tuberculosis eradication in France 341 María Laura Boschiroli and Jean-Jacques Bénet 30 Animal tuberculosis in Spain: A multihost system 349 Christian Gortazar and Mariana Boadella 31 Tuberculosis eradication in Italy 357 Laura Chiavacci, Alessandro Dondo, Maria Goria, Giuliana Moda, Luigi Ruocco, Patrizia Vignetta, and Simona Zoppi 32 Status of bovine tuberculosis control in countries of Central Europe and countries of the former Soviet Union 369 Ivo Pavlik 33 Zoonotic tuberculosis in nonhuman primates 383 Pat A. Frost, Paul P. Calle, Hilton Klein, and Charles O. Thoen Index 399

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Book SynopsisBlackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care, Second Edition provides essential information about treating medical emergencies using a quick-reference format ideal for the fast-paced emergency setting. Offers fast access to important information during a small animal emergency Presents topics alphabetically with identically formatted topics for ease of use Adds information on 25 new diseases and updates throughout, plus updated references and more information on drugs available outside the US Features color photographs to depict the diseases and conditions discussed Includes access to a companion website with client education handouts to download and use in practice Trade Review"The second edition of Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care is a great reference for emergency doctors, interns, and residents. It contains easily accessible information, excellent photographs, and diagrams regarding conditions commonly and uncommonly seen in emergency-critical care practice. The book is well organized and contains many excellent etiology and pathophysiology tips." JAVMA, January 2018Table of ContentsContributor List ix Preface xv About the Companion Website xvi Chapter 1 Acetaminophen Toxicity 1 Chapter 2 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome 9 Chapter 3 Anterior Uveitis 17 Chapter 4 Anticoagulant Rodenticide Toxicity 25 Chapter 5 Arterial Thromboembolism 31 Chapter 6 Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter 42 Chapter 7 Atrial Standstill 49 Chapter 8 Atrioventricular Block 55 Chapter 9 Blood Transfusion Reaction 64 Chapter 10 Brachial Plexus Injury 71 Chapter 11 Bromethalin Rodenticide Toxicity 77 Chapter 12 Bundle Branch Block – Left 84 Chapter 13 Bundle Branch Block – Right 88 Chapter 14 Canine Distemper 93 Chapter 15 Cardiopulmonary Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 100 Chapter 16 Cholecalciferol – Rodenticide Toxicity 109 Chapter 17 Chylothorax 117 Chapter 18 Coonhound Paralysis 125 Chapter 19 Diabetic Ketoacidosis 131 Chapter 20 Diaphragmatic Hernia 138 Chapter 21 Disorders of Chloride 146 Chapter 22 Disorders of Phosphorus 150 Chapter 23 Disorders of Sodium 155 Chapter 24 Drowning and Submersion Injury 161 Chapter 25 Dystocia and Uterine Inertia 169 Chapter 26 Electric Cord Injury 177 Chapter 27 Epistaxis 183 Chapter 28 Esophageal Foreign Body 191 Chapter 29 Ethylene Glycol Toxicity 197 Chapter 30 Feline Bronchitis 203 Chapter 31 Feline Infectious Peritonitis 214 Chapter 32 Feline Leukemia Virus Infection 221 Chapter 33 Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease 229 Chapter 34 Feline Panleukopenia 238 Chapter 35 Gastric Dilation-Volvulus Syndrome 245 Chapter 36 Gastrointestinal Foreign Body/Obstruction 254 Chapter 37 Glaucoma 262 Chapter 38 Heat Stroke and Heat-Induced Illness 272 Chapter 39 Hemoabdomen 283 Chapter 40 Hepatic Encephalopathy 291 Chapter 41 Hyperglycemia 300 Chapter 42 Hyperkalemia 306 Chapter 43 Hyperosmolarity 312 Chapter 44 Hypertension 318 Chapter 45 Hypertrophic and Restrictive Cardiomyopathy 331 Chapter 46 Hyphema 339 Chapter 47 Hypoadrenocorticism 346 Chapter 48 Hypokalemia 352 Chapter 49 Hypotension 358 Chapter 50 Hypothermia 364 Chapter 51 Hypoxemia 370 Chapter 52 Idioventricular Dysrhythmias 377 Chapter 53 Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia 382 Chapter 54 Immune-Mediated Thrombocytopenia 394 Chapter 55 Intussusception 405 Chapter 56 Ivermectin Toxicity 410 Chapter 57 Lily Toxicity 415 Chapter 58 Lower Urinary Tract Infections – Canine and Feline 421 Chapter 59 Macadamia Nut Toxicity 434 Chapter 60 Magnesium Disorders 437 Chapter 61 Metabolic Acidosis 445 Chapter 62 Metabolic Alkalosis 452 Chapter 63 Metaldehyde Toxicity 457 Chapter 64 Murmurs 462 Chapter 65 Mycotoxins – Aflatoxins 468 Chapter 66 Mycotoxins – Tremorgens 474 Chapter 67 NSAID Toxicosis 479 Chapter 68 Organophosphate Intoxication 486 Chapter 69 Otitis Media and Otitis Interna – Canine 493 Chapter 70 Paraphimosis 506 Chapter 71 Parvoviral Enteritis – Canine 509 Chapter 72 Pericardial Effusion 517 Chapter 73 Pleural Effusion 533 Chapter 74 Pneumonia – Aspiration 542 Chapter 75 Pneumonia – Bacterial 549 Chapter 76 Pneumothorax 557 Chapter 77 Proptosis 568 Chapter 78 Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension 576 Chapter 79 Pulmonary Contusions 587 Chapter 80 Pulmonary Edema – Cardiogenic 593 Chapter 81 Pulmonary Edema – Noncardiogenic 603 Chapter 82 Pulmonary Thromboembolism 611 Chapter 83 Pyometra 620 Chapter 84 Pyothorax 628 Chapter 85 Raisin and Grape Toxicity 637 Chapter 86 Retinal Detachment 644 Chapter 87 Schiff-Sherrington 651 Chapter 88 Scleral and Corneal Lacerations 654 Chapter 89 Seizures 663 Chapter 90 Septic Peritonitis 672 Chapter 91 Serotonin Syndrome 682 Chapter 92 Shock – Cardiogenic 688 Chapter 93 Shock – Distributive 695 Chapter 94 Smoke Inhalation 703 Chapter 95 Snake Bite – Coral Snakes 711 Chapter 96 Snake Bite – Pit Vipers 721 Chapter 97 Spider Bite – Black Widow 732 Chapter 98 Spider Bite – Brown Spiders 738 Chapter 99 Spinal Fracture 750 Chapter 100 Spinal Shock 757 Chapter 101 Splenic Torsion 761 Chapter 102 Supraventricular Tachycardia 766 Chapter 103 Syncope 773 Chapter 104 Tick Paralysis 780 Chapter 105 Tracheal Collapse 785 Chapter 106 Traumatic Myocarditis 791 Chapter 107 Urethral Obstruction – Canine 797 Chapter 108 Urethral Obstruction – Feline 805 Chapter 109 Urethral Prolapse 813 Chapter 110 Vaginal Hyperplasia/Prolapse 817 Chapter 111 Ventricular Dysrhythmias 822 Chapter 112 Vestibular Disease 827 Chapter 113 Vomiting/Hematemesis 835 Chapter 114 Von Willebrand Disease 843 Chapter 115 Zinc Toxicity 849 Index 855

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Book SynopsisGOAT MEDICINE Provides readers with an in-depth understanding of the full range of diseases potentially occurring in goats across the wide spectrum of geographic and management conditions in which goats are kept, from extensive grazing to intensive dairy production to backyard pet. Goat Medicine, Third Edition is a complete resource for understanding caprine diseases worldwide. Covering the latest advances on diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, the two authors, board certified veterinarians with a global experience in goat health and production, offer a comprehensive examination of all important diseases encountered in the goat. The book offers authoritative and clinically relevant information on recognizing, diagnosing, treating, controlling and preventing goat disease at the individual, herd, and national levels. To aid in reader comprehension and promote seamless assimilation of the knowledge contained within, the book is logically organized by bodTrade Review"The authors of Goat Medicine were again successful in providing relevant and important updates of their well-known text and have once again improved this excellent resource. The books format, level of presented detail, and global perspective ensure that it continues to be a valuable resource for goat veterinarians, academic clinicians and scientists, veterinary students, and many other stakeholders in the goat industry."- Jenna E. Bayne, Thomas Passler, and Joan D. Rowe, published in Small Ruminant Research, Volume 222, May 2023Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments 1 Fundamentals of Goat Practice 2 Skin 3 Subcutaneous Swellings 4 Musculoskeletal System 5 Nervous System 6 Ocular System 7 Blood, Lymph, and Immune Systems 8 Cardiovascular System 9 Respiratory System 10 Digestive System 11 Liver and Pancreas 12 Urinary System 13 Reproductive System 14 Mammary Gland and Milk Production 15 Wasting Diseases 16 Sudden Death 17 Anesthesia 18 Dehorning and Descenting 19 Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases 20 Herd Health Management and Preventive Medicine Appendix Index

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Book SynopsisProvides a concise and authoritative reference on the use of vaccines against diseases of livestock Compiled by Senior Animal Health Officers at The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and with contributions from international leading experts, Veterinary Vaccines: Principles and Applications is a concise and authoritative reference featuring easily readable reviews of the latest research in vaccinology and vaccine immune response to pathogens of major economic impact to livestock. It covers advice and recommendations for vaccine production, quality control, and effective vaccination schemes including vaccine selection, specifications, vaccination programs, vaccine handling in the field, application, failures, and assessment of herd protection. In addition, the book presents discussions on the current status and potential future developments of vaccines and vaccination against selected transboundary animal diseases. ProvidTable of ContentsList of Contributors Foreword Acknowledgement Introduction SECTION I: IMPORTANCE OF VETERINARY VACCINES Chapter 1: The role of veterinary vaccines in livestock production, animal health and public health Chapter 2: Principles of vaccinology and vaccine immune response Chapter 3: Role of the regional and international organizations in vaccine international standards Chapter 4: Vaccination strategies, implementation and monitoring SECTION II: CURRENT AND FUTURE VETERINARY VACCINES Chapter 5: Viral vaccines Chapter 6: Bacterial and mycoplasma vaccines Chapter 7: Protozoal and rickettsial vaccines Chapter 8: Parasite vaccines Chapter 9: Fish vaccines Chapter 10: Novel developments and next generation vaccines SECTION III: ASPECTS OF VACCINE PRODUCTION, QUALITY CONTROL AND DISTRIBUTION Chapter 11: The manufacture of veterinary vaccines: Manufacturing facilities Chapter 12: The manufacture of veterinary vaccines: Quality control of the manufacturing processes Chapter 13: The manufacture of veterinary vaccines: Control of final product Chapter 14: The manufacture of veterinary vaccines: External assessment and registration of veterinary vaccines Chapter 15: Aspects of vaccine accessibility and commercialization Chapter 16: Vaccine strategic reserves SECTION IV: VETERINARY VACCINES FOR SELECTED ANIMAL DISEASES Chapter 17: Foot and mouth disease Chapter 18: Avian influenza Chapter 19: Rift Valley Fever Chapter 20: Bluetongue Chapter 21: Peste des Petits Ruminants Chapter 22: Brucellosis Chapter 23: Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia Chapter 24: Classical Swine Fever Chapter 25: Newcastle disease virus Chapter 26: Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Chapter 27: Anthrax Chapter 28: Capripox (lumpy skin disease & sheep and goat pox) Chapter 29: Rabies

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Book SynopsisGuide to Ruminant Anatomy Familiarize yourself with the anatomy of ruminants and food animals with this up-to-date guide Guide to Ruminant Anatomy provides a richly illustrated guide tailored to the practical needs of veterinary clinicians. Divided for ease of use into sections representing different parts of the ruminant body, this in-depth introduction uses real dissection images to familiarize readers in detail with the internal and external anatomy of caprine, ovine, and bovine animals. It provides an outstanding demonstration of the relevance of anatomy in clinical settings. Guide to Ruminant Anatomy readers will also find: Practical clinical applications discussed by board certified clinicians in each chapter Line drawings corresponding to dissection images of embalmed specimens Learning objectives in each section, tying key concepts to clinician development A companion website featuring Table of ContentsContributor xv Preface xvii Acknowledgments xix About the Companion Website xxi 1 The Head, Neck, and Vertebral Column 1 1.1 Skull 2 1.2 Mandible 9 1.3 Paranasal Sinuses 9 1.4 Vertebral Column 14 1.5 Teeth and Age Estimation of Cattle and Small Ruminants (Goats and Sheep) 15 1.5.1 Definitions and Criteria for Estimating the Age of Ruminants 21 1.5.2 Steps for Estimating the Age of Cattle 22 1.6 Joints of the Head 24 1.6.1 Temporomandibular Joint 24 1.6.2 Atlantooccipital Joint 24 1.6.3 Mandibular Symphysis 24 1.6.4 Vertebral Joints 25 1.7 Muscles of the Head 25 1.7.1 Cutaneous Muscles 27 1.7.2 Muscles of Facial Expression 27 1.7.3 Muscles of Mastication 28 1.7.4 Pharyngeal Muscles 28 1.7.4.1 Nomenclature of Pharyngeal Muscles 28 1.7.5 Laryngeal Muscles 28 1.7.6 Hyoid Muscles 29 1.7.7 Lingual Muscles 29 1.7.8 Extraocular Muscles 29 1.8 Blood Vessels, Lymph Nodes, and Nerves of the Head 30 1.8.1 Blood Vessels (Arteries and Veins) 30 1.8.2 Lymph Nodes of the Head and Neck 33 1.8.3 Nerves of the Head 35 1.9 Salivary Glands 39 1.10 The Pharynx 40 1.10.1 Oropharynx 40 1.10.2 Nasopharynx 40 1.10.3 Laryngopharynx 40 1.11 Tongue 40 1.12 The Larynx and Hyoid Apparatus 42 1.12.1 Larynx 42 1.12.2 Hyoid Apparatus 43 1.13 The Eye 43 1.13.1 Superficial Features of the Eye 44 1.13.2 Layers of the Eye 46 1.13.3 Sectioning of the Eyeball 48 1.13.4 Drainage Pathway of the Aqueous Humor 48 1.14 Neck Skeleton 48 1.15 Neck Muscles, Nerves, and Vessels 50 1.15.1 Neck Muscles 50 1.15.2 Nerves of the Neck 54 1.15.3 Blood Vessels of the Neck 55 1.16 Nuchal Ligament 56 1.17 Surface Topography (Head and Neck) 57 1.18 Lab ID List for the Head and Neck 60 2 The Thorax 63 2.1 Introduction 64 2.2 Bones of the Thorax 64 2.3 Thoracic Inlet 65 2.4 Basal Border of the Lung and Area for Lung Auscultation 66 2.5 Diaphragmatic Line of Pleural Reflection 66 2.6 Muscles of the Thoracic Wall 68 2.7 Pleura 71 2.7.1 Parietal Pleura 71 2.7.2 Visceral Pleura 72 2.7.3 Connecting Pleura 72 2.7.4 Content of the Pleural Cavity 72 2.7.5 Lung Lobes 72 2.7.6 Mediastinum 74 2.8 Vessels (Arteries and Veins) 74 2.8.1 Blood Circulation: An Overview 75 2.9 Major Veins of the Thorax 76 2.9.1 Cranial Vena Cava 76 2.9.2 Caudal Vena Cava 76 2.9.3 Azygos Veins (Left and Right) 77 2.10 Major Arteries of the Thorax 77 2.10.1 Brachiocephalic Trunk 77 2.10.2 Costocervical Trunk 78 2.10.3 Vertebral Artery 78 2.10.4 Superficial Cervical Artery 78 2.10.5 Internal Thoracic Artery 78 2.11 Lymphatic Structures 78 2.11.1 Thymus 79 2.11.2 Thoracic Duct 79 2.11.3 Mediastinal and Tracheobronchial Lymph Nodes 79 2.12 Nerves (Motor Somatic, Sympathetic, and Parasympathetic) 80 2.12.1 Phrenic Nerve 81 2.12.2 Autonomic Nerves in the Thorax 81 2.12.3 Vagus Nerve 81 2.12.4 Sympathetic Trunk and Sympathetic Ganglia 82 2.13 Heart (Cor) 82 2.13.1 Pericardium 82 2.13.2 External Features of the Heart 82 2.13.3 Interior of the Heart 85 2.14 Point of Maximum Intensity or Puncta Maxima 88 2.15 Lab ID List for the Thorax 88 3 The Abdomen 91 3.1 Lumbar Vertebrae 92 3.1.1 Bovine Lumbar Vertebrae 92 3.1.2 Goat and Sheep Lumbar Vertebrae 92 3.2 Ligaments of Lumbar Vertebrae 93 3.2.1 Supraspinous Ligament 93 3.2.2 Interspinous Ligaments 94 3.2.3 Intertransverse Ligaments 94 3.2.4 Yellow Ligaments (Interarcuate or Ligament Flava) 94 3.2.5 Dorsal and Ventral Longitudinal Ligaments 94 3.2.6 Intervertebral Disc 94 3.3 Abdominal Wall 94 3.3.1 Paralumbar Fossa 94 3.3.2 Nerves of the Paralumbar Fossa (Flank Anesthesia) 95 3.3.3 Cutaneus Trunci and Omobrachialis Muscles 98 3.3.4 Tunica Flava Abdominis 98 3.3.5 External Abdominal Oblique Muscle 98 3.3.6 Internal Abdominal Oblique Muscle 101 3.3.7 Transversus Abdominis Muscle 102 3.3.8 Rectus Abdominis Muscle 102 3.3.9 Rectus Sheath 102 3.4 Abdominal Cavity 105 3.4.1 Dissection Plan 105 3.4.2 Peritoneum 105 3.4.3 Omentum 107 3.4.4 Ruminant Stomach 111 3.5 Intestines 123 3.5.1 Small Intestine 123 3.5.2 Large Intestine 126 3.6 Other Abdominal Organs 130 3.6.1 Liver 130 3.6.2 Spleen 130 3.6.3 Pancreas 130 3.6.4 Kidney 130 3.7 Vessels 134 3.7.1 Arteries 134 3.7.2 Veins 136 3.7.3 Lymphatics 136 3.8 Palpation of the Live Animal 136 3.9 Lab ID List for the Abdomen 137 4 The Pelvis and Reproductive Organs 139 4.1 Bones of the Pelvis 140 4.1.1 Os Coxae (Pelvic Bone) 140 4.2 Sacrosciatic Ligament (Broad Sacrotuberous Ligament) 141 4.3 Pelvic Peritoneal Pouches 142 4.4 Urinary Bladder, Ureters, and Ligaments of the Bladder 142 4.5 Male Genitalia 144 4.5.1 Penis 144 4.5.2 Male Urethra 150 4.5.3 Prepuce 153 4.5.4 Superficial Inguinal (Scrotal) Lymph Nodes 153 4.5.5 Blood Supply to the Pelvic Viscera and Male Genitalia 153 4.5.6 Testes 155 4.5.7 Male Accessory Sex Glands 158 4.6 Female Reproductive Tract 159 4.6.1 Ovaries 159 4.6.2 Uterine Tubes 161 4.6.3 Uterine Horns 162 4.6.4 Uterine Body 162 4.6.5 Uterine Cervix 164 4.6.6 Vagina 164 4.6.7 Female Pudendum 166 4.6.8 Blood Supply of the Female Genital Tract 167 4.6.9 Udder 169 4.7 Live Cow 172 4.8 Lab ID List for the Pelvis and Reproductive Structures 174 5 The Forelimb 177 5.1 Introduction 178 5.2 Bones of the Thoracic Limb 178 5.2.1 Scapula 178 5.2.2 Humerus 180 5.2.3 Radius and Ulna 181 5.2.4 Carpus (Proximal and Distal Rows) 181 5.2.5 Metacarpal Bones (Large Metacarpal or Cannon Bone) 183 5.2.6 Digits 184 5.3 Muscles and Tendons of the Thoracic Limb 185 5.3.1 Extrinsic Muscles of the Forelimb 186 5.3.2 Intrinsic Muscles of the Thoracic Limb 190 5.4 Retinacula 203 5.5 Carpal Canal 203 5.6 Ligaments of the Digits 203 5.6.1 Proximal Interdigital Ligament 204 5.6.2 Distal Interdigital Ligament 204 5.6.3 Annular Ligaments (Palmar, Proximal, and Distal Digital Annular Ligaments) 204 5.6.4 Digital Annular Ligaments (Proximal and Distal) 204 5.7 Hoof (Wall, Sole, Bulb, and White Line) 205 5.8 Arteries and Nerves of the Thoracic Limb 205 5.8.1 Nomenclature of Blood Vessels and Nerves in the Distal Limb 206 5.9 Veins of the Forelimb 207 5.10 Lymphatics of the Thoracic Limb 209 5.11 Nerves of the Thoracic Limb 209 5.11.1 Suprascapular Nerve 210 5.11.2 Subscapular Nerve 211 5.11.3 Axillary Nerve 211 5.11.4 Musculocutaneous Nerve 211 5.11.5 Radial Nerve 211 5.11.6 Median and Ulnar Nerves 212 5.12 Joints of the Forelimbs 212 5.12.1 Shoulder Joint 216 5.12.2 Elbow Joint 217 5.12.3 Carpal Joints 217 5.12.4 Digital Joints 217 6 The Hind Limb 219 6.1 Bones of the Hind Limb 220 6.1.1 Os Coxae (Hip Bone) 220 6.1.2 Femur (Thighbone) 220 6.1.3 Bones of the Leg (Crus) 223 6.1.4 Tarsal Bones 224 6.1.5 Fused Metatarsals III and IV (Large Metatarsal Bone) 225 6.1.6 Metatarsal Sesamoid Bone 225 6.2 Muscles of the Pelvic Limb 226 6.2.1 Muscles Acting on the Hip Joint 226 6.2.2 Muscles Acting on the Stifle Joint 233 6.2.3 Muscles Acting on the Hock and Digits 234 6.3 Blood Vessels and Nerves of the Hind Limbs 239 6.3.1 Overview of Arterial Blood Supply to the Whole Hind Limb 240 6.3.2 Veins of the Hind Limb 242 6.3.3 Lymphatic Structures of the Hind Limb 242 6.3.4 Nerves of the Hind Limb 244 6.4 Joints of the Hind Limb 250 6.4.1 Hip Joint 250 6.4.2 Stifle Joint 250 6.4.3 Hock (or Tarsus) Joint 251 6.5 Live Cow 251 6.6 Lab ID List for Forelimb and Hind Limb 251 Appendix A Dissection Instructions for a Goat Cadaver 255 A.1 Dissection Labs 255 A.2 Dissection of Goat Neck and Body Cavities (Labs, 1, 2, and 3) 255 A.2.1 Removal of the Thoracic Limb 255 A.2.2 Removal of the Pelvic (Hind) Limb 256 A.2.3 Skinning of the Neck and Flank on the Side Where the Limbs Are Removed 256 A.2.4 Opening the Thorax and Abdomen for Studying the Topography on the Left and Right Sides 257 A.2.5 Thorax 258 A.2.6 Abdomen (In Situ and on Extirpated Viscera) 259 A.2.7 Dissection of Male and Female Pelvis (Lab 4) 260 A.3 Head Dissection (Lab 5) 260 A.4 Forelimb Dissection (Labs 6 and 7) 260 A.5 Hind Limb Dissection (Labs 8 and 9) 261 Videos Captions 261 Appendix B Terminology: Common Terminology and Names 263 Appendix C Further Reading 267 Index 269

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