Equine nutrition and metabolic diseases
Chapter 3 Equine nutrition and metabolic diseases P.A. Harris Consultant Editor M. Coenen, D. Frape, L.B. Jeffcott and H. Meyer Chapter contents INTRODUCTION GUIDE TO TYPICAL FEEDSTUFFS Cereals, sugar beet…
The lower respiratory tract
Chapter 7 The lower respiratory tract A.F. Clarke Consultant Editor P.M. Dixon, J.D. Slater and E.J. Stella Chapter contents INTRODUCTION DIAGNOSTIC APPROACHES TO LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES Introduction Clinical examination…
The musculoskeletal system
Chapter 15 The musculoskeletal system M.H. MacDonald Consultant Editor N. Kannegieter, J.F. Peroni and Wm. E. Merfy Chapter contents INTRODUCTION Diagnostic local analgesia Practical aspects of diagnostic local anesthesia General…
The stallion and mare reproductive system
Chapter 13 The stallion and mare reproductive system S.W. Ricketts Consultant Editor A. Barrelet, F.E. Barrelet and S.J. Stoneham Chapter contents INTRODUCTION THE STALLION Congenital abnormalities Gonadal dysgenesis Hermaphroditism Testicular…
Anesthesiology
Chapter 21 Anesthesiology R.S. Jones Consultant Editor Chapter contents INTRODUCTION GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS IN ANESTHETIZING HORSES PREPARATION FOR GENERAL ANESTHESIA PREMEDICATION, SEDATION AND CHEMICAL RESTRAINT Definitions Phenothiazines Benzodiazepines α2-adrenoceptor agonists Anticholinergic…
Toxicology and pharmacology
Chapter 4 Toxicology and pharmacology P. Lees Consultant Editor T.R. Ayliffe, J.D. Baggot, F.M. Cunningham, E. Houghton, Q.A. McKellar, A.M. Nolan, J. Price and R.B. Williams Chapter contents INTRODUCTION ANTIMICROBIAL…
Performance-related problems and exercise physiology
Chapter 16 Performance-related problems and exercise physiology D.L. Evans Consultant Editor L.B. Jeffcott and P.K. Knight Chapter contents INTRODUCTION BIOCHEMISTRY OF EXERCISE AND FATIGUE Energy sources Aerobic metabolism Anaerobic metabolism…
The endocrine system
Chapter 11 The endocrine system T. Mair Consultant Editor J.F. Freestone, M.H. Hillyer, S. Love and E.D. Watson Chapter contents INTRODUCTION The pituitary gland Introduction Diabetes insipidus THE ADRENAL CORTEX…
Ophthalmology
Chapter 19 Ophthalmology D.L. Williams Consultant Editor T.R. Miller Chapter contents INTRODUCTION THE ORBIT Anatomy Orbital diseases Congenital anomalies Orbital cellulitis Exophthalmos Enophthalmos THE EYELIDS Introduction Anatomy and function Congenital…
The immune system
Chapter 2 The immune system M.J.B.F. Flaminio Consultant Editor Chapter contents EQUINE IMMUNOLOGY Introduction Vaccination Types of vaccines Vaccination programs HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTIONS Types of reaction Anaphylaxis and anaphylactoid reactions Allergy…
