Chapter 19 Surgery of the Sheep and Goat Reproductive System and Urinary Tract Ahmed Tibary, David Van Metre 19.1 Anesthesia and Restraint Ahmed Tibary Most elective surgeries in small ruminants…
Chapter 9 Surgery of the Bovine Respiratory and Cardiovascular Systems Earl M. Gaughan, Judy Provo-Klimek, Norm G. Ducharme Need for surgical treatment for respiratory and cardiovascular disease in cattle is…
Chapter 23 Surgery of the Swine Reproductive System and Urinary Tract Guy St. Jean, David E. Anderson Male CASTRATION OF PIGLETS Castration of pigs is routinely performed in attempts to…
Chapter 21 Surgery of the Swine Digestive System* Guy St. Jean, David E. Anderson Swine industry economics often limits veterinarians’ options for surgical management of disease. The main task is…
Chapter 17 Surgery of the Sheep and Goat Integumentary System Scott R.R. Haskell Primarily, three integumentary surgical considerations occur in sheep and goats: skinfold ablation in certain sheep breeds, tail…
Chapter 6 Farm Animal Anesthesia Jennifer M. Ivany William W. Muir Sedation of Farm Animals Xylazine, acepromazine, diazepam, pentobarbital, butorphanol, and chloral hydrate are used as preanesthetic medications and sedatives…
Chapter 20 Congenital Anomalies in the Sheep and Goat Paul J. Plummer Numerous congenital abnormalities have been reported in both sheep and goats. As in other species, these abnormalities generally…
Chapter 8 Surgery of the Bovine Integumentary System 8.1 Wounds Richard Wheeler Wound Healing Wound healing is a complex orchestration of cellular and biochemical processes intricately balanced to achieve healing…
Chapter 1 Examination of the Surgical Patient Gillian A. Perkins Physical Examination This section focuses on examination of the cow abdomen. Examination of the other body systems is discussed in…
