Full Description
"I really don't think this book will ever be surpassed as the 'go-to' clinical ruminant reference for undergraduates, recent grads and vets in mixed practice who do not spend the majority of their time with farm animals."
-- Neil Frame, Cert.E.P, Cert.V.A, RCVS Advanced Practitioner (Equine Practice), MRCVS (vet)
Providing veterinary students with a brand-new approach to large animal medicine, this portable textbook first describes the detailed examination of each organ system achievable on the farm using technologies such as rapid ultrasound examination and radiography, illustrated via unique images and video recordings. Key points, images and video recordings then provide the ranked lists of differential diagnoses for common farm animal clinical presentations requested by veterinary students to aid their examination. The repository of over 1000 30-60 second video clips accompanying the book show the clinical presentation, diagnosis, recovery or pathology of all common disorders, accessible on the farm with a smart phone. This repository can be accessed via https://routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/9780367612702/
Packed with imagery, the text distils the essential information in a logical, easily accessible way, aiding diagnosis. Small and spiral-bound, the book offers a lifeline for veterinary students during their EMS (extra-mural studies) placements.
Contents
Introduction
PART 1 Veterinary Involvement on Farms
Chapter 1.1 Flock Inspection
Chapter 1.2 General examination: Toxaemia
Chapter 1.3 Pain and Fear
Chapter 1.4 Promoting veterinary services by demonstrating a benefit:cost
Chapter 1.5 Identification of acute disease in cattle
Chapter 1.6 Identification of chronic illness in cattle
PART 2 Examination of Organ Systems
Chapter 2.1 Examination of the Reproductive System
Chapter 2.2 Examination of the Digestive System
Chapter 2.3 Examination of the Respiratory System
Chapter 2.4 Examination of the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 2.5 Examination of the Nervous System
Chapter 2.6 Examination of the Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 2.7 Examination of the Urinary System
Chapter 2.8 Examination of the Skin/Fleece
Chapter 2.9 Examination of the Udder
PART 3 Clinical Problems
Chapter 3.1 Blindness
Chapter 3.2 Behavioural changes
Chapter 3.3 Weakness - spinal lesions
Chapter 3.4 Common causes of diarrhoea
Chapter 3.5 Common causes of poor appetite and low body condition
Chapter 3.6 Common causes of increased abdominal content
Chapter 3.7 Common causes of abortion in sheep
Chapter 3.8 Common causes of dystocia
Chapter 3.9 Common causes of tenesmus and prolapse
Chapter 3.10 Lameness
Chapter 3.11 Skeletal system/fractures
Chapter 3.12 Common causes of muscle lesions
Chapter 3.13 Common causes of peripheral oedema, jugular distension and ascites
Chapter 3.14 Veterinary investigation of perinatal mortality
Chapter 3.15 Poor growth rate
Chapter 3.16 Poor conception/pregnancy rate in sheep
Chapter 3.17 Common causes of tachypnoea and/or coughing
Chapter 3.18 Common causes of changes in scrotal size
Chapter 3.19 Common causes of skin lesions
Chapter 3.20 Common causes of facial/mandibular swellings in cattle
Chapter 3.21 Common causes of subcutaneous swellings in cattle
Chapter 3.22 Common causes of sudden death
Chapter 3.23 Udder lesions in cattle
Chapter 3.24 Common causes of mastitis in sheep
Chapter 3.25 Common causes of abnormal urination in sheep
Chapter 3.26 Common conditions of the penis in rams
Chapter 3.27 Common causes of weakness/recumbency
Chapter 3.28 Common causes of chronic weight loss/emaciation
