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Abstract:
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Clinical examination and making a diagnosis -- Examination of the population -- Biosecurity and infection control -- General systemic states -- Disturbances of free water, electrolytes, acid-base balance, and oncotic pressure -- Practical antimicrobial therapeutics -- Diseases of the alimentary tract: nonruminant -- Diseases of the alimentary tract--ruminant -- Diseases of the liver -- Diseases of the cardiovascular system -- Diseases of the hemolymphatic and immune systems -- Diseases of the respiratory system -- Diseases of the urinary system -- Diseases of the nervous system -- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system -- Diseases of the skin, eye, conjunctiva, and external ear -- Metabolic and endocrine diseases -- Diseases primarily affecting the reproductive system -- Perinatal diseases -- Diseases of the mammary gland -- Systemic and multi-organ diseases -- Appendices. Conversion tables. -- Reference laboratory values -- Drug doses and intervals for horses and ruminants -- Drug doses and intervals for pigs.
"Treat the diseases affecting large animals! Veterinary Medicine, 11th Edition provides up-to-date information on the diseases of horses, cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs. Comprehensive coverage includes the principles of clinical examination and making a diagnosis, along with specific therapy recommendations. For easier use, this edition has been divided into two volumes and restructured into a logical, anatomically based approach to disease. From internationally known veterinary experts Peter Constable, Kenneth Hinchcliff, Stanley Done, and Walter Grèunberg, this book is the definitive, one-stop reference for farm animal and equine care"--Publisher's description.
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