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9780781796439

Goat Medicine

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  • ISBN13:

    9780781796439

  • ISBN10:

    0781796431

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2009-07-21
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

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.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

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
Respiratory 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
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