Surgery of the Swine Digestive System
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…
Surgery of the Sheep and Goat Integumentary System
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…
Farm Animal Anesthesia
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…
Congenital Anomalies in the Sheep and Goat
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…
Surgery of the Bovine Integumentary System
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…
Examination of the Surgical Patient
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…
Diagnostic Imaging in the Food Animal
Chapter 2 Diagnostic Imaging in the Food Animal Anthony Pease, Stephanie Nykamp, Amy Yeager Diagnostic imaging, such as radiographs and ultrasound, is an invaluable and underused tool for the food…
Surgery of the Swine Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 22 Surgery of the Swine Musculoskeletal System Guy St. Jean, David E. Anderson Digit Amputation Digit amputation is indicated when severe foot abscesses or septic arthritis of the interphalangeal…
Surgery of the Sheep and Goat Digestive System
Chapter 18 Surgery of the Sheep and Goat Digestive System Scott R.R. Haskell Gastrointestinal surgeries in sheep and goats are not commonly performed by the private veterinary practitioner but should…