Chapter 17 The nervous system C.N. Hahn Consultant Editor Chapter contents INTRODUCTION CONGENITAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS Hydrocephalus Cerebellar abiotrophy Juvenile epilepsy of foals Cervical vertebral malformation Occipitoatlantoaxial malformation Equine degenerative…
Chapter 22 Fundamentals of the equine pre-purchase examination L.M. Van Hoogmoed Consultant Editor Chapter contents INTRODUCTION Commitment and undertaking Horses for courses History PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Basics Heart Eyes Lung fields…
Chapter 10 The gastrointestinal and digestive system S.C. Eades Consultant Editor R.W. Waguespack Chapter contents INTRODUCTION DISEASES OF THE ESOPHAGUS Esophageal impaction Esophageal foreign body Esophageal stricture Esophageal diverticulum Intramural…
Chapter 1 Infectious diseases Ann A. Cullinane Consultant Editor B. Barr, W. Bernard, J.L. Duncan, G. Mulcahy, I.M. Smith and J.F. Timoney Chapter contents INTRODUCTION VIRAL DISEASES Equine herpesviruses Equine…
Chapter 6 The ear, nose and throat T. Greet Consultant Editor S. Howarth Chapter contents INTRODUCTION THE NASAL PASSAGES External nares Trauma Neurogenic disorders Nasal diverticulum (false nostril) Abnormal alar…
CHAPTER 9 The respiratory system: Anatomy, physiology, and adaptations to exercise and training PIERRE LEKEUX, TATIANA ART and DAVID R. HODGSON Introduction Importance of the respiratory system in the athletic…
CHAPTER 3 Energetic considerations of exercise MATHEW P. GERARD, E.DE GRAAF-ROELFSEMA, DAVID R. HODGSON and J.H. VAN DER KOLK* The horse is a superb athlete, the result of the evolutionary…
