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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
