Full Description
Llamas and alpacas are a globally expanding area of interest in the farming world, and in the UK alone now number over 50,000. As such, there is an urgent need to provide up-to-date, specific information on these animals. Kept as pets, stud animals, livestock guardians, and farmed for fibre and meat, national herds continue to grow and are an increasingly frequent presentation for large animal vets. This book provides practical, everyday veterinary advice on common conditions and surgical procedures. This new edition: - Covers basic husbandry, nutrition, examination, vaccines, analgesia, anaesthesia, dermatology, and poisons; - Expands on previous zoonotic disease coverage, as well as other key issues such as biosecurity, handling, and management of these animals; - Updates advice throughout, including changes to legislation and advances in new treatments, surgical techniques, and medicines. With medical and surgical options arranged by body system for easy reference, this book is an important tool for any veterinarian to have at their disposal. It also provides an approachable and practical resource for students of veterinary medicine and animal production.
Contents
Chapter 1: Animal husbandry Chapter 2: Nutrition and metabolic diseases Chapter 3: Examination Chapter 4: Sample taking and simple diagnostic tests Chapter 5: Veterinary equipment Chapter 6: Veterinary medicines Chapter 7: Vaccines Chapter 8: Sedation, anaesthesia, surgical conditions and euthanasia Chapter 9: Medicine and surgery of the gastroenteric system Chapter 10: Medicine and surgery of the respiratory and circulatory systems Chapter 11: Medicine and surgery of the urino-genital system Chapter 12: Medicine and surgery of the neurological system Chapter 13: Medicine and surgery of the locomotory system Chapter 14: Skin conditions Chapter 15: Cause of sudden death and post-mortem technique Chapter 16: Poisons Chapter 17: Zoonotic diseases
