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Vitamins and Trace Minerals in Ruminants, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 39-3
  • October 13, 2023
  • William S Swecker + 1 more
  • English
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In this issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, guest editors Drs. Robert J. Van Saun and William S. Swecker, Jr. bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Vitamins and Trace Minerals in Ruminants. Optimal nutrition with adequate trace mineral levels guarantees proper function and nutrition of the animal, but purity and effectiveness are important concerns. In this issue, top experts in the field review trace mineral function, requirements, and content of common feeds, as well as specific diet challenges for ruminants and cattle.

Advancements in Companion Animal Cardiology, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 53-6
  • October 5, 2023
  • Joshua Stern
  • English
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In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. Joshua Stern brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Advancements in Companion Animal Cardiology. Cardiovascular disease of companion animals has seen a boom in research productivity and novel therapies that make the future of cardiac care very bright. In this issue, top experts highlight advances in diagnosis and treatment for common cardiac diseases such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, mitral valve degeneration, and dilated cardiomyopathy. 

Small Animal Medical Differential Diagnosis

  • 4th Edition
  • August 22, 2023
  • Mark Thompson
  • English
  • Paperback
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**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Veterinary Medicine**Pocket-sized and concise, Small Animal Medical Differential Diagnosis: A Book of Lists, 4th Edition, is the essential reference to facilitate rapid diagnosis of medical problems in dogs and cats. This portable, manageable guide covers the differential diagnosis, etiology, clinical signs, and relevant laboratory abnormalities of the most common conditions you will encounter in small animal practice. Historical, clinical, and laboratory findings for many of these diseases are also included in a separate section. Small Animal Medical Differential Diagnosis facilitates reliable point-of-care decisions, providing instant access to the critical data you need to make accurate diagnoses and enabling effective, focused treatment planning. With new lists and an eBook included with print purchase, this is the reference no small animal practice should be without!

Small Animal Theriogenology Volume 53, Issue 5, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 53-5
  • August 3, 2023
  • Bruce W. Christensen
  • English
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In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. Bruce W. Christensen brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Small Animal Theriogenology. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as progesterone analysis in canine breeding management; genetic screening in a canine breeding program; body condition and fertility in dogs; medical management of the pregnant bitch; elective Cesarean sections; an updated perspective for advising clients on spay-neuter of their dogs; and more. 

Técnicas reproductivas en las especies animales

  • 1st Edition
  • August 3, 2023
  • Carlos C. Pérez Marín + 2 more
  • Juan Morgaz Rodríguez + 2 more
  • Spanish
  • eBook
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Técnicas reproductivas en las especies animales recoge, de forma clara y precisa, y con un enfoque eminentemente práctico, todas las actuaciones que se llevan a cabo en el campo de la biotecnología de la reproducción. Sus contenidos se estructuran en secciones temáticas bien diferenciadas que incluyen el control del ciclo estral, la obtención de semen, la conservación del esperma, la inseminación artificial, la transferencia y criopreservación de embriones, y las técnicas de producción in vitro. Dentro de cada sección, y con objeto de facilitar la consulta, cada capítulo se centra en una sola especie animal: equinos, bovinos, pequeños rumiantes, cerdos, perros y gatos. Incluye una sección dedicada a las técnicas reproductivas de mayor interés en conejos, camélidos y gallinas, especies de gran importancia pero a menudo pasadas por alto en otros manuales de la especialidad. Todos los capítulos han sido elaborados por profesionales, docentes e investigadores especializados en sus áreas respectivas que aportan su amplia experiencia y conocimientos actualizados. Ofrece numerosas imágenes de gran calidad que ayudan a ilustrar los conceptos expuestos. Este manual resultará de interés tanto a estudiantes de Veterinaria, para aclarar y afianzar conceptos, como a egresados que deseen actualizar sus conocimientos sobre las diferentes técnicas empleadas en reproducción animal.

Rehabilitation Therapy, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 53-4
  • May 18, 2023
  • Molly J. Flaherty
  • English
  • Hardback
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In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. Molly J. Flaherty brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Rehabilitation Therapy. Top experts cover current and emerging areas of interest, with introductory material for the general practitioner as well as advanced material for the rehabilitation veterinarian. Topics include everything from pain management and manual therapies to more focused areas of special interest, such as rehabilitation therapy in palliative care. 

Ruminant Metabolic Diseases, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 39-2
  • May 12, 2023
  • Robert J. Van Saun
  • English
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In this issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. Robert J. Van Saun brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Ruminant Metabolic Diseases. Top experts provide a comprehensive overview of metabolic diseases and treatments in small and large ruminants caused by deficiencies of certain essential nutrients, resulting in disturbances of an animal's normal metabolic state.  

Diabetes Mellitus in Cats and Dogs, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 53-3
  • April 11, 2023
  • Thomas K. Graves + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
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In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest editors Drs. Thomas K. Graves and Chen Gilor bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Diabetes Mellitus in Cats and Dogs. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as hypoglycemia and autonomic failure in dogs; anesthetic considerations in dogs and cats with diabetes mellitus; insulin therapy in dogs and cats; hypersomatotropism and other causes of insulin resistance in cats; and more. 

Animal Restraint for Veterinary Professionals

  • 3rd Edition
  • April 3, 2023
  • C. C. Sheldon + 1 more
  • English
  • Paperback
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Master proven techniques for the handling and restraint of common animals! Providing clear guidelines to each procedure, Animal Restraint for Veterinary Professionals, 3rd Edition includes photos showing the exact steps needed to achieve safe restraint of animals seen in the veterinary clinic and visited on farm calls. Separate chapters are devoted to each domestic animal species, including cats, dogs, cattle, horses, sheep, goats, pigs, rabbits, rodents, ferrets, and birds. This edition adds descriptions of new restraint techniques for cats, dogs, and other species. Written by expert veterinary technician instructors C.C. Sheldon, and James A. Topel, this practical guide also includes a chapter on knot tying!