Chapter 9 Nervous disorders Introduction 159 Cerebrocortical necrosis (polioencephalomalacia) 159 Metabolic diseases 160 Hypomagnesemia (“grass staggers”, “grass tetany”) 160 Hypocalcemia (“milk fever”, postparturient paresis) 161 Nervous acetonemia (ketosis, “slow fever”)…
Chapter 11 Udder and teat disorders Introduction 203 Congenital conditions 203 Supernumerary teats 203 Blind quarters 203 Mastitis 204 Summer mastitis 204 Acute mastitis 205 Chronic mastitis 206 Mastitic changes…
Chapter 2 Neonatal disorders Introduction 13 Conditions of umbilicus (navel) 13 Umbilical eventration 13 Navel ill (omphalophlebitis) 13 Umbilical granuloma 15 Umbilical hernia 15 Umbilical abscess 16 Navel suckling 16…
Chapter 5 Respiratory disorders Introduction 83 Infectious disorders 83 Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) (“rednose”) 83 Pasteurellosis (“shipping fever”, “transit fever”) 85 Hemorrhagic septicemia 86 Endemic (enzootic) calf pneumonia 86 Chronic…
Chapter 1 Congenital disorders Introduction 1 Cleft lip (“harelip”, cheilognathoschisis); cleft palate (palatoschisis) 1 Meningocele 2 Salivary mucocele 2 Achondroplastic dwarfism (“bulldog calf”) or dyschondroplasia 2 Schistosomus reflexus 4 Hydranencephaly…
Chapter 13 Toxicological disorders Introduction 247 Plant toxicoses 247 Bracken (bracken fern) 247 Oak (acorn) 248 Yew 249 Ragwort (seneciosis) 249 Rape and kale 250 Lantana 250 Solanum malacoxylon and…
Chapter 6 Cardiovascular disorders Introduction 95 Congestive cardiac failure 95 Vegetative or nodular endocarditis 96 Septic pericarditis and myocarditis 96 Introduction This chapter is short not because cardiovascular disorders are…
5 Canine Anatomy Cheryl Riegger-Krugh, Darryl L. Millis and Joseph P. Weigel This text is intended for people who already possess knowledge of either veterinary or human anatomy. To assist…
32 Common Orthopedic Conditions and Their Physical Rehabilitation Jacqueline R. Davidson and Sharon Kerwin Shoulder Conditions Articular Fractures of the Shoulder It is critical that articular fractures be treated surgically…
24 Biomechanics of Physical Rehabilitation and Kinematics of Exercise Joseph P. Weigel and Darryl Millis Mechanics as developed by Sir Isaac Newton describes how force and mass interact in three-dimensional…
