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Goat Medicine

by: Smith, Mary C.; Sherman, David M.

ISBN: 9780781796439 | 0781796431

Edition: 2nd
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Pub. Date: 7/21/2009

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Summary Table of Contents Author Biography

The first edition of Goat Medicine sold thousands of copies worldwide and quickly became the definitive reference on goat diseases, their diagnosis, treatment, management and prevention. The fully revised and expanded Second Edition includes detailed discussions on new diseases ranging from bovine spongiform encephalopathy to floppy kid disease as well as major updates on important goat diseases such as scrapie, mycoplasmosis, paratuberculosis, and urolithiasis. Information has also been added on management of transgenic goats and organic goat ... MOREproduction.Goat Medicine, Second Edition begins by outlining fundamentals of goat practice and moves on to systems-based coverage of the goat. Each chapter provides clinical anatomy and physiology of each system alongside information on relevant clinical signs, differential diagnosis, and system-specific disease. The latest information on etiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, laboratory diagnostics, treatment and control of disease is included.Additional key topics are covered separately, including subcutaneous swellings, wasting disease, nutrition, anesthesia, sudden death, mastitis and milk production, dehorning and descenting, as well as caprine herd health, and preventive medicine. Now containing full-color images, Goat Medicine, Second Edition will continue to serve as the definitive one-stop reference for veterinary practitioners, academic clinicians, veterinary students, animal scientists, and goat owners.Key Features: Fully revised and expanded to include detailed discussions on new diseases and updates to key diseases impacting goats Outlines fundamentals of goat practice and moves on to systems-based coverage Each chapter provides clinical anatomy and physiology of each system alongside information on relevant clinical signs, differential diagnosis, and system-specific disease Additional key topics are covered separately, including subcutaneous swellings, wasting disease, nutrition, anesthesia, sudden death, mastitis and milk production, dehorning and descenting, caprine herd health, and preventative medicine Definitive one-stop reference for all goat health-related topics

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.

Goat Medicine, Second Edition offers extensive coverage of diseases, metabolic disorders, and general physiology of goats. It provides complete and current information on medical and behavioral problems, presenting signs, relevant diseases, and drug therapies with precise dosages. This new edition contains updated and color images.

Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY. Presents fundamentals of goat practice and system-based coverage of the goat. This edition features detailed discussions on new diseases and updates to key diseases impacting goats, and full-color images. Topics include subcutaneous swellings, milk production, and herd health management. For veterinarians. Previous edition: c1994.

Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Acknowledgments
Fundamentals of Goat Practice
Skin
Subcutaneous Swellings
Musculoskeletal System
Nervous System
Ocular System
Blood, Lymph, and Immune Systems
Cardiovascular System
Respirato... MOREry System
Digestive System
Liver and Pancreas
Urinary System
Reproductive System
Mammary Gland and Milk Production
Wasting Diseases
Sudden Death
Anesthesia
Dehorning and Descenting
Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases
Herd Health Management and Preventive Medicine
Appendices
Formulary of Some Drugs Used in Goats and Suggested Dosages
Alternative Medicine
Conversion Factors for Biochemistry and Hematology
Index
Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.

Mary C. Smith, DVM, Diplomate, ACT, Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. David M. Sherman, DVM, MS, Diplomate, ACVIM, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Sectional of International Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, Massachusetts.

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