Description
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 bod
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"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 2023
Table of Contents
Preface
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
