EQUINE MEDICINE
The gastrointestinal and digestive system
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…
The ear, nose and throat
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…
Infectious diseases
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…
The respiratory system: Anatomy, physiology, and adaptations to exercise and training
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…
Energetic considerations of exercise
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…
Clinical exercise testing
Chapter 29 Clinical exercise testing A. COUROUCÉ-MALBLANC and DAVID R. HODGSON Exercise testing has been used routinely for the past 50 years in human medicine to evaluate fitness and the…
Muscle anatomy, physiology, and adaptations to exercise and training
CHAPTER 12 Muscle anatomy, physiology, and adaptations to exercise and training STEPHANIE J. VALBERG As illustrated throughout this book, the horse has evolved into the supreme athlete, being capable of…
