**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Veterinary Nursing & Technology** Get the big picture on the vet tech’s role and responsibilities in large animal care! A practical, comprehensive guide, Large Animal Clinical Procedures for Veterinary Technicians, 5th Edition describes how to set up, assist, and follow through on medical procedures and treatment regimens for domestic livestock. The book begins with an overview of livestock handling, reproduction, and nutrition, along with the skills required in hospital management. Following are separate sections on horses, cattle, sheep and goats, llamas and alpacas, swine, and poultry, with each section including chapters examining husbandry, clinical and surgical procedures, and common diseases. Written by expert clinician and vet tech educator Kristin Holtgrew-Bohling, this text provides an ideal study tool in preparing for the VTNE® and for everyday practice.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Acknowledgment - p. vi 7. Preface - p. vii 8. Section 1. The Livestock Industry - p. vii 9. 1. The Importance of Livestock Unlabeled image - p. 1 10. 2. Livestock Safety and Handling Unlabeled image - p. 19 11. 3. Livestock Reproduction Unlabeled image - p. 81 12. 4. Livestock Nutrition Unlabeled image - p. 119 13. Section 2. Large Animal Hospital Management - p. 148 14. 5. Daily Hospital ResponsibilitiesUnlabeled image - p. 149 15. 6. Admissions, Medical Records, and Physical Examinations Unlabeled image - p. 165 16. 7. Diagnostic Imaging for Large Animals Unlabeled image - p. 212 17. Section 3. Horses in Veterinary Practice - p. 242 18. 8. Equine Husbandry Unlabeled image - p. 243 19. 9. Equine Clinical Procedures Unlabeled image - p. 282 20. Key Abbreviations - p. 282 21. Diagnostic Sampling - p. 282 22. Medication Techniques - p. 300 23. Shoe Removal - p. 321 24. External Coaptation - p. 325 25. Nerve Blocks and Joint Injections - p. 343 26. Preputial and Penile Cleaning - p. 348 27. Electronic Identification - p. 353 28. Lip Tattooing - p. 353 29. Flushing of the Nasolacrimal Ducts - p. 356 30. Subpalpebral Lavage - p. 357 31. Sinus Trephination and Sinocentesis - p. 357 32. Dentistry - p. 360 33. Electrocardiogram - p. 365 34. Holistic Medicine - p. 367 35. Equine Euthanasia - p. 368 36. Necropsy Techniques - p. 370 37. 10. Equine Surgical Procedures - p. 378 38. 11. Common Equine Diseases Unlabeled image - p. 406 39. Section 4. Cattle in Veterinary Practice - p. 449 40. 12. Bovine Husbandry Unlabeled image - p. 451 41. 13. Bovine Clinical Procedures Unlabeled image - p. 475 42. 14. Bovine Surgical Procedures Unlabeled image - p. 504 43. 15. Common Bovine Diseases Unlabeled image - p. 523 44. Section 5. Sheep and Goats in Veterinary Practice - p. 565 45. 16. Ovine and Caprine Husbandry Unlabeled image - p. 567 46. 17. Ovine and Caprine Clinical Procedures Unlabeled image - p. 590 47. 18. Ovine and Caprine Surgical Procedures Unlabeled image - p. 598 48. 19. Common Ovine and Caprine Diseases Unlabeled image - p. 607 49. Section 6. Llamas and Alpacas in Veterinary Practice - p. 627 50. 20. Camelid Husbandry Unlabeled image - p. 629 51. 21. Camelid Clinical Procedures Unlabeled image - p. 643 52. 22. Camelid Surgical Procedures Unlabeled image - p. 653 53. 23. Common Camelid Diseases Unlabeled image - p. 659 54. Section 7. Swine in Veterinary Practice - p. 662 55. 24. Porcine Husbandry Unlabeled image - p. 663 56. 25. Porcine Clinical Procedures Unlabeled image - p. 679 57. 26. Porcine Surgical Procedures Unlabeled image - p. 692 58. 27. Common Porcine Diseases Unlabeled image - p. 701 59. Section 8. Poultry in Veterinary Practice - p. 716 60. 28. Poultry Husbandry - p. 717 61. 29. Poultry Clinical Procedures - p. 730 62. 30. Poultry Surgical Procedures - p. 736 63. 31. Common Poultry Diseases - p. 737 64. Glossary - p. 745 65. INDEX - p. 759
**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Veterinary Nursing & Technology** Get the big picture on the vet tech’s role and responsibilities in large animal care! A practical, comprehensive guide, Large Animal Clinical Procedures for Veterinary Technicians, 5th Edition describes how to set up, assist, and follow through on medical procedures and treatment regimens for domestic livestock. The book begins with an overview of livestock handling, reproduction, and nutrition, along with the skills required in hospital management. Following are separate sections on horses, cattle, sheep and goats, llamas and alpacas, swine, and poultry, with each section including chapters examining husbandry, clinical and surgical procedures, and common diseases. Written by expert clinician and vet tech educator Kristin Holtgrew-Bohling, this text provides an ideal study tool in preparing for the VTNE® and for everyday practice.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Acknowledgment - p. vi 7. Preface - p. vii 8. Section 1. The Livestock Industry - p. vii 9. 1. The Importance of Livestock Unlabeled image - p. 1 10. 2. Livestock Safety and Handling Unlabeled image - p. 19 11. 3. Livestock Reproduction Unlabeled image - p. 81 12. 4. Livestock Nutrition Unlabeled image - p. 119 13. Section 2. Large Animal Hospital Management - p. 148 14. 5. Daily Hospital ResponsibilitiesUnlabeled image - p. 149 15. 6. Admissions, Medical Records, and Physical Examinations Unlabeled image - p. 165 16. 7. Diagnostic Imaging for Large Animals Unlabeled image - p. 212 17. Section 3. Horses in Veterinary Practice - p. 242 18. 8. Equine Husbandry Unlabeled image - p. 243 19. 9. Equine Clinical Procedures Unlabeled image - p. 282 20. Key Abbreviations - p. 282 21. Diagnostic Sampling - p. 282 22. Medication Techniques - p. 300 23. Shoe Removal - p. 321 24. External Coaptation - p. 325 25. Nerve Blocks and Joint Injections - p. 343 26. Preputial and Penile Cleaning - p. 348 27. Electronic Identification - p. 353 28. Lip Tattooing - p. 353 29. Flushing of the Nasolacrimal Ducts - p. 356 30. Subpalpebral Lavage - p. 357 31. Sinus Trephination and Sinocentesis - p. 357 32. Dentistry - p. 360 33. Electrocardiogram - p. 365 34. Holistic Medicine - p. 367 35. Equine Euthanasia - p. 368 36. Necropsy Techniques - p. 370 37. 10. Equine Surgical Procedures - p. 378 38. 11. Common Equine Diseases Unlabeled image - p. 406 39. Section 4. Cattle in Veterinary Practice - p. 449 40. 12. Bovine Husbandry Unlabeled image - p. 451 41. 13. Bovine Clinical Procedures Unlabeled image - p. 475 42. 14. Bovine Surgical Procedures Unlabeled image - p. 504 43. 15. Common Bovine Diseases Unlabeled image - p. 523 44. Section 5. Sheep and Goats in Veterinary Practice - p. 565 45. 16. Ovine and Caprine Husbandry Unlabeled image - p. 567 46. 17. Ovine and Caprine Clinical Procedures Unlabeled image - p. 590 47. 18. Ovine and Caprine Surgical Procedures Unlabeled image - p. 598 48. 19. Common Ovine and Caprine Diseases Unlabeled image - p. 607 49. Section 6. Llamas and Alpacas in Veterinary Practice - p. 627 50. 20. Camelid Husbandry Unlabeled image - p. 629 51. 21. Camelid Clinical Procedures Unlabeled image - p. 643 52. 22. Camelid Surgical Procedures Unlabeled image - p. 653 53. 23. Common Camelid Diseases Unlabeled image - p. 659 54. Section 7. Swine in Veterinary Practice - p. 662 55. 24. Porcine Husbandry Unlabeled image - p. 663 56. 25. Porcine Clinical Procedures Unlabeled image - p. 679 57. 26. Porcine Surgical Procedures Unlabeled image - p. 692 58. 27. Common Porcine Diseases Unlabeled image - p. 701 59. Section 8. Poultry in Veterinary Practice - p. 716 60. 28. Poultry Husbandry - p. 717 61. 29. Poultry Clinical Procedures - p. 730 62. 30. Poultry Surgical Procedures - p. 736 63. 31. Common Poultry Diseases - p. 737 64. Glossary - p. 745 65. INDEX - p. 759