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Books in Veterinary science and veterinary medicine

Explore Elsevier's Veterinary Science & Medicine resources and stay up-to-date with the latest research and development in the field, including reference and learning materials for students in veterinary medicine, veterinary technology/nursing, and veterinary assisting educational programs, as well as practicing veterinarians. This content portfolio covers all areas of Veterinary Science & Medicine, including small animals, large animals, exotic animals, avian medicine, zoo and food animal medicine, anatomy, basic science, pharmacology, and laboratory medicine. Elsevier's full solution includes textbooks, reference titles, point-of-care manuals, dictionary, coloring book, drug guides, and more.

  • Fowler's Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine Current Therapy, Volume 7

    • 1st Edition
    • R. Eric Miller + 1 more
    • English
    With coverage of current issues and emerging trends, Fowler's Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, Volume 7 provides a comprehensive, all-new reference for the management of zoo and wildlife diseases. A Current Therapy format emphasizes the latest advances in the field, including nutrition, diagnosis, and treatment protocols. Cutting-edge coverage includes topics such as the "One Medicine" concept, laparoscopic surgery in elephants and rhinoceros, amphibian viral diseases, and advanced water quality evaluation for zoos. Editors R. Eric Miller and Murray E. Fowler promote a philosophy of animal conservation, bridging the gap between captive and free-ranging wild animal medicine with chapters contributed by more than 100 international experts.
  • The Complete Textbook of Veterinary Nursing

    • 2nd Edition
    • Victoria Aspinall
    • English
    The Complete Textbook of Veterinary Nursing has established itself as a recommended standard text for all veterinary nurses. It is designed both to satisfy the requirements of the syllabus studied by all student veterinary nurses and to provide a wide range of information for qualified nurses working in veterinary practice. This new second edition has been updated and revised to align it perfectly with the needs of a new generation of students.
  • Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

    • 2nd Edition
    • Dawn Merton Boothe
    • English
    Confidently utilize the rapidly growing selection of pharmaceuticals used to treat small animals. Small Animal Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2nd Edition helps you understand both the therapeutic uses of common pharmaceuticals and the pharmacology behind them, giving you all of the information you need to design and modify dosing regimens, identify factors that cause drugs to fail, and anticipate adverse drug reactions.
  • Endocrine Diseases, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 27-1
    • Ramiro E. Toribio
    • English
    The equine practitioner will find this comprehensive issue packed with useful, practical information on endocrine diseases. Topics include disorders of calcium and phosphate metabolism, endocrinology of the neonate energy metabolism, endocrine dysregulation in critically ill foals and horses, magnesium disorders, equine metabolic syndrome, pars intermedia dysfunction (Cushing's disease), disorders of the hypothalamus-pituita... gland axis, evaluation of the hypothalamus-pituita... gland axis, disorders of the thyroid gland, endocrine response during exercise, hyperlipemia, anhidrosis, diabetes insipidus, ergopeptine alkaloids (fescue toxicosis) and equine pregnancy, and much more!
  • Kidney Diseases and Renal Replacement Therapies, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 41-1
    • Mark J. Acierno + 1 more
    • English
    Guest editors Mark Acierno and Mary Labato highlight important areas in kidney failure and renal replacement therapies for all small animal practitioners. Topics include continuous renal replacement therapy, intermittent hemodialysis/periton... dialysis, acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, protein losing nephropathy, hypertension in kidney disease, intermittent hemodialysis, equipment commonly used in veterinary dialysis/vascular access, anticoagulation in intermittent hemodialysis, urea kinetics and dialysis prescriptions, removal of toxins and drugs, nutrition in the renal failure/dialysis patient, dialysate, water quality and testing, and much more!
  • Therapeutics and Control of Sheep and Goat Diseases, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Food Animal Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 27-1
    • George C. Fthenakis + 1 more
    • English
    A comprehensive review of therapeutics and control of sheep and goat diseases for the food animal practitioner! Topics include pharmaceutical control of reproduction in sheep and goats, drug laws and regulations in sheep and goats, treatment and control of peri-parturient metabolic diseases in sheep and goats, treatment and control of mastitis and contagious agalactia, control of important clostridial diseases of sheep, treatment and control of ectoparasites in small ruminants, treatment and control of respiratory disease in sheep, treatment of emergency conditions in sheep and goat, control of brucella ovis infection in sheep, non-pharmaceutical control of endoparasitic infections of sheep, anaesthesia and analgesia in sheep and goats, control of paratuberculosis in sheep and goats, pharmaceutical control of endoparasitic infections in sheep, treatment and control of hoof disorders in sheep and goats, and much more!
  • Workbook for Principles and Practice of Veterinary Technology

    • 3rd Edition
    • Margi Sirois
    • English
    Master the content from your textbook with this helpful study tool! Corresponding to the chapters in Principles and Practice of Veterinary Technology, 3rd Edition, this workbook helps you understand and apply material with exercises, games, review questions, and more.
  • Small Animal Endoscopy

    • 3rd Edition
    • Todd R. Tams + 1 more
    • English
    The latest edition of the critically acclaimed Small Animal Endoscopy presents informative, practical, and up-to-date guidance on endoscopic indications, instrumentation, patient preparation, and techniques. Todd R. Tams and Clarence A. Rawlings, the foremost experts in veterinary endoscopy, provide the novice as well as the advanced practitioner with the information needed to deliver the safest, high-quality endoscopic services for small animals, including avian and exotics. Chapters are organized consistently and lavishly illustrated to help you easily find and understand key concepts and procedures. This edition includes a companion website with expert demonstrations of techniques.
  • Analgesia and Pain Management, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 14-1
    • Joanne Paul-Murphy
    • English
    This issue will explore the latest research and clinical information concerning analgesia of exotic pet species. The majority of the issue will cover the use of analgesics in pet birds, reptiles, rabbits, amphibians, fish, and small mammals. Other articles will cover cross species analgesimetry and pharmacokinetics, tramadol use in zoological medicine, clinical application of acupuncture in zoological companion animals, and physical therapy for zoological companion animals.