Sheep Medicine

This book describes key sheep diseases encountered in practice along with their diagnoses, treatment, prognoses, control, and, where appropriate, post-mortem features. Chapters open with a recommended approach to clinical examination of a featured body system, rather than simply providing a listing of disorders and diseases. The book also guides

List of contents

Introduction. Husbandry. The Reproductive System. Neonatal Lamb Diseases. The Digestive System. The Cardiorespiratory System. The Respiratory System. Neurological Diseases. The Foot. The Musculoskeletal System. The Urinary System. The Skin. Eye Diseases. Mammary Gland. Metabolic Disorders and Trace Element Deficiencies. Parasitic Diseases. Miscellaneous Diseases. Anaesthesia. Cases.

About the author

Philip R. Scott, BVM&S, DVM&S, CertCHP, DSHP, DipECBHM, DipECSRHM, FRCVS, faculty, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, UK

Summary

This book describes key sheep diseases encountered in practice along with their diagnoses, treatment, prognoses, control, and, where appropriate, post-mortem features. Chapters open with a recommended approach to clinical examination of a featured body system, rather than simply providing a listing of disorders and diseases. The book also guides

Product details

• Authors: Philip R Scott, Philip R. Scott, Scott Philip R.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780367575786
• ISBN: 978-0-367-57578-6
• No. of pages: 448
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Veterinary medicine; MEDICAL / Veterinary Medicine / General, MEDICAL / Veterinary Medicine / Food Animal, Veterinary medicine: large animals, Agricultural science, Animal Physiology, Zoology and animal sciences