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Books in Veterinary medicine equine

Focusing on horse health, reproduction, and sports medicine, this collection supports equine veterinarians and researchers. It features diagnostic techniques, surgical innovations, and management strategies that improve equine performance, welfare, and disease prevention, addressing the unique needs of horses across various disciplines.

  • Disorders of the Equine Head and Neck, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 42-1
    • Yvette Nout-Lomas
    • English
    In this issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, guest editor Dr. Yvette Nout-Lomas brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Disorders of the Equine Head and Neck. Top experts offer current knowledge on and experience with the most common conditions affecting the equine head and neck, including aspects of upper respiratory, oral, ocular, and neurological disturbances.

  • Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Equine Tendon and Ligament Injuries, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 41-2
    • Sushmitha Durgam
    • English
    In this issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, guest editor Dr. Sushmitha Durgam brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Equine Tendon and Ligament Injuries. Top experts provide comprehensive and up-to-date guidance on tendon/ligament structure/extracellu... matrix composition and the role in tendon/ligament function. This issue covers injury mechanisms and biological process that warrant considerations for incorporating and developing therapeutics, cutting-edge diagnostic tools and modalities, and current medical and surgical therapies and rehabilitation strategies for managing tendon and ligament injuries.

  • Muscle Disorders of Horses, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 41-1
    • Stephanie Valberg + 1 more
    • English
    In this issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, guest editors Drs. Erica McKenzie and Stephanie Valberg bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Muscle Disorders of Horses. Top experts in the field discuss all major equine muscle disorders, covering the current state of knowledge about their pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, and treatment. This issue is authored by global experts in these topics, representing a rare collation of their collective expertise.

  • Reed, Bayly, and Sellon’s Equine Internal Medicine

    • 5th Edition
    • Ramiro E. Toribio + 4 more
    • English
    Confidently diagnose, treat, and manage patient conditions with the only comprehensive book devoted solely to equine internal medicine. Filled with fully updated content on principles of treatment and contributions from internationally known equine experts, Reed, Bayly, and Sellon's Equine Internal Medicine, 5th Edition, focuses on the basic pathophysiologic mechanisms that underlie the development of various equine diseases. A problem-based approach outlines how to apply the latest clinical evidence directly to the conditions you will encounter in practice. A new ebook version, included with print purchase, includes more than 100 video clips that demonstrate diseases and disorders that cannot be explained as well through words.

  • Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery

    Basic and clinical sciences of the equine athlete
    • 3rd Edition
    • Kenneth W Hinchcliff + 3 more
    • English
    Get evidence-based guidelines to keeping athletic horses healthy and physically fit! Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery, 3rd Edition, provides a comprehensive guide to exercise physiology and training within a clinical context, along with a detailed review of all diseases affecting horses participating in racing and competition. Not only does this text discuss the physiological responses of each body system to exercise, but it covers nutritional support, the prevention of exercise-induced disorders and lameness, and modification of training regimens. New to this edition are topics such as drug effects on performance and the use of cloud-based technologies for monitoring performance, as well as new content on exercise physiology, welfare, conditioning, farriery, behavior, and vision. Written by an expert team of international authors, each print purchase of this this authoritative, all-in-one resource comes with an ebook!

  • Diseases of Donkeys and Mules, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 35-3
    • Ramiro E. Toribio
    • English
    This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice, guest edited by Dr. Ramiro Toribio in collaboration with Consulting Editor Dr. Thomas Divers, is devoted to Diseases of Donkeys and Mules. Topics include: Endocrine and metabolic disorders of donkeys; Gastrointestinal disorders of donkeys and mules; Clinical pathology of donkeys; Genetics, evolution, physiology in donkeys/mules; Nutrition and malnutrition; Donkey and mule welfare; Dermatological disorders of donkeys/mules; Anesthesia, analgesia, and sedation in donkeys/mules; Dental disorders of donkeys; Clinical evaluation and preventative care of the donkey; Respiratory disorders of donkeys; Donkey and mule behavior; Clinical Pharmacology of donkeys; Key aspects of donkey and mule reproduction; and Foot Care and Practical Farriery for the Donkey.

  • Controversies in Equine Medicine and Surgery, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 35-2
    • Robert J. MacKay
    • English
    This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice, guest edited by Dr. Robert MacKay in collaboration with Consulting Editor Dr. Thomas Divers, is devoted to Controversies in Equine Medicine and Surgery. Topics in this issue include: Hepatitis viruses in horses; Surgical treatment of wobblers; Electrical nerve stimulation in the management of equine headshaking; Lidocaine in postoperative management of colics; Neonatal encephalopathy; Shared mechanisms in the pathophysiology of different clinical forms of laminitis and implications for prevention and treatment; Toward functional cartilage restoration over chondral and subchondral defects in equine joints: prospects for regenerative medicine; Diagnostic testing for equine endocrine diseases; Treatments for sarcoid; EIPH importance and prevention; Treatment options for equine melanoma; and Removing a placenta.

  • Clinical Cardiology, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 35-1
    • Colin Schwarzwald + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice, Guest Edited by Dr. Colin Schwarzwald and Dr. Katharyn Mitchell, in collaboration with Consulting Editor Dr. Thomas Divers, focuses on Clinical Cardiology. Article topics include: An overview of the equine heart in health and disease; Examination of horses with cardiac disease; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Cardiac arrhythmias; Congenital cardiac disease; Acquired valvular disease; Pericardial disease, myocardial disease, and great vessel abnormalities; CV causes of exercise intolerance and poor performance; Assessment of the CV system during prepurchase and insurance examinations; Monito... of the CV system; Response to exercise and training; and Drugs used to treat cardiac disease.

  • Wound Management in the Horse, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 34-3
    • Earl Michael Gaughan
    • English
    This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice, edited by Dr. Earl Michael Gaughan, focuses on Wound Management in the Horse, with topics including: Diagnostic Approaches to Understanding Equine Limb Wounds; Wounds over Synovial Structures; Wounds with Special Challenges, such as exposed bone, marked hemmorrhage, genital and mobile sites; Wound Cleansing and Hygiene; Suture Selection and Patterns; Topical Wound Medications; "Non-Healing" Wounds; Medical Therapy in Wound Management; Regnerative Therapies in Wound Management; Bandages, Casts, and External Support; and LASER Therapy.

  • Equine Sports Medicine, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 34-2
    • Jose M. Garcia-Lopez
    • English
    This issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice focuses on Equine Sports Medicine and includes topics on: Lameness evaluation in the equine athlete; Diagnosis of soft tissue injury in the sport horse; Upper airway conditions affecting the equine athlete; Lower airway conditions affecting the equine athlete; Cardiac/Cardiovascul... conditions affecting sport horses; Neck, back, and pelvic pain in sport horses; Neurologic conditions affecting the equine athlete; Metabolic diseases in the equine athlete; Muscle conditions affecting sport horses; Lyme disease in the sport horse; Management and rehabilitation of joint disease in sport horses; Regenerative medicine and rehabilitation for tendinous and ligamentous injuries in sport horses; and Chiropractic and manual therapies.