Full Description
There are an estimated 95 million equines working throughout the world, providing vital power and transport for many communities, especially in developing countries. Focusing on equines used to carry out working tasks such as pulling or carrying, as opposed to those used for riding or racing, this practical veterinary text details the specific treatment requirements to improve welfare of working horses, ponies, mules and donkeys. Chapters discuss diagnostic tests, equipment and medicines, anaesthesia, vaccines, nutrition, dentistry and ophthalmology, and all common conditions including those of heart, hoof and limb.
Contents
1: Vital Signs and Normal Values 2: Simple Diagnostic Tests 3: Behaviour and Restraint 4: Veterinary Equipment 5: Veterinary Medicines 6: Vaccines 7: Sedation, Field Anaesthesia and Euthanasia 8: Nutrition 9: Dentistry 10: Hoof Conditions and Problems Within the Hoof Capsule 11: Orthopaedics 12: Wounds 13: Respiratory, Cardiac and Blood Vessel Conditions 14: Gastro-Enteric Conditions 15: Neurological and Locomotory Conditions 16: Eye Conditions 17: Urinogenital Conditions 18: Poisons 19: Skin Condition 20: Harness and Tack
