Description
Written by leading food animal researchers, practitioners, and educators, this comprehensive guide provides quick access to the latest medical and surgical interventions for cattle, sheep, and goats. The concise, quick-reference format and logical body systems organization make it ideal for use in both the clinical setting and the field. You'll easily locate key information on preventing, treating, and managing disease in food animals, as well as expert insights on improving outcomes for individual animals and herd populations.- Authoritative, cutting-edge coverage offers clinically relevant strategies for diagnosing and managing a wide range of diseases and disorders in food animals, with a focus on cattle, sheep, and goats.- Logically organized content is easy-to-follow and provides a practical approach to determining appropriate medical and surgical interventions.- Concise, easy-to-read format helps you find essential information quickly and easily.- Expert editors, consultants, and writers ensure the accuracy, relevance, and timeliness of each topic to keep you on the cutting edge of food animal therapy.- New editors and a new team of section editors bring a fresh perspective and authoritative guidance on caring for food animals.- Completely revised and updated content includes new sections on topics such as:- Genital surgery- Pharmacology and therapeutics- Restraint, anesthesia, and pain management- Cow-calf/small ruminant production medicine- Feedlot production medicine- Coverage of hot topics in the field includes biosecurity in feedlots, therapy in organic livestock medicine, and ethical responsibilities in selecting drugs for use in food animals.- Expanded treatment options incorporate surgical interventions where appropriate, including laparoscopic procedures.
Table of Contents
SECTION 1: DIGESTIVE SYSTEM1.Pharyngeal lacerations and retropharyngeal abscesses in cattle2.Vesicular diseases of ruminants3.Actinomycosis and actinobacillosis4.Esophageal obstruction (choke) 5.Bloat or ruminal tympany6.Function and dysfunction of the ruminant forestomach7.Simple indigestion and secondary indigestion8.Ruminal acidosis and rumenitis9.Rumenotomy and rumenostomy10.Abomasal ulcers11.Abomasal emptying defect in sheep12.Pathophysiology of displacement of the abomasum in cattle13.Surgical considerations for management of displacement of the abomasum in cattle14.Prognostic indicators and comparison of corrective fixation techniques for displacement of the abomasum in dairy cattle15.Laparoscopic abomasopexy for correction of left displaced abomasum16.Hepatotoxicities of ruminants17.Hemorrhagic bowel syndrome18.Clostridium novyi (myconecrosis, black disease, and bacillary hemoglobinuria) and Clostridium septicum (braxy) infections19.Clostridial Enterotoxemia (Clostridium perfringens) 20.Johne's disease (paratuberculosis) 21.Neonatal calf diarrhea22.Helminth parasites of the ruminant gastrointestinal tract23.Gastrointestinal protozoal infections in ruminants24.Bovine viral diarrhea virus25.Salmonellosis26.Winter dysentery27.Duodenal obstruction 28.Trichobezoars 29.Intussusception 30.Intestinal volvulus31.Intestinal atresia32.Rectal prolapseSECTION 2: METABOLIC SYSTEM33.Milk fever (parturient paresis) in cows, ewes, and doe goats34.Phosphorus deficiency35.Ruminant hypomagnesemic tetanies36.Ketosis37.Pregnancy toxemia of ewes38.Fatty liver in dairy cattle39.Clinical use of ultrasound for subcutaneous fat thickness measurements in dairy cattle40.Metabolic profile testing in dairy cattleSECTION 3: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM41.Mannheimia haemolytica– and Pasteurella multocida–induced bovine pneumonia42.Bovine respiratory disease virology 43.Mycoplasmas in bovine respiratory disease44.Sheep and goat respiratory disease 45.Diseases of the upper respiratory system in cattle, sheep, and goats46.Surgery of the upper respiratory tract47.Surgery of the thoraxSECTION 4: CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM48.Examination of the bovine patient with heart disease49.Congenital heart disease in cattle50.Acquired heart diseases in cattleSECTION 5: MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM51.Noninfectious disorders of the foot52.Infectious disorders of the foot skin53.Surgery of the bovine digit54.Small ruminant infectious disease of the foot55.Fracture management in cattle56.Septic arthritis in cattle57.Osteochondrosis in cattle58.Ligament injuries of the stifle59.Coxofemoral luxation60.Hygroma of the carpus and tarsusSECTION 6: NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM61.Clinical examination62.Ancillary tests63.Muscular tone and gait abnormalities64.Cranial nerve abnormalities65.Mentation abnormality, depression, and cortical blindness66.Central nervous system infection and infestationSECTION 7: URINARY SYSTEM67.Urolithiasis68.Urinary tract infection in food animals69.Neonatal urinary disorders70.Ulcerative posthitis71.Bovine enzootic hematuria72.Surgery of the urinary tractSECTION 8: GENITAL SURGERY – MALE73.Diagnosis and management of juvenile anomalies of the penis and prepuce74.Diagnosis and management of penile deviations75.Diagnosis and management of injuries to the penis and prepuce of bulls76.Diagnosis and management of inguinal hernia in bulls77.Diagnosis and management of conditions of the scrotum and testes78.Preparation of teaser bulls, rams, and bucksSECTION 9: GENITAL SURGERY – FEMALE79.Bovine cesarean sections: risk factors and outcomes 80.Surgery of the vagina and nongravid uterus81.Umbilical surgery in calves82.Diagnosis and management of teat injury83.Laparoscopy in large animal surgerySECTION 10: OPHTHALMOLOGY84.Ophthalmic examination techniques for production animals85.Selected eye diseases of cattle86.Selected eye diseases of sheep and goats87.
