Vet Library Books: New Books

This book reviews considerations for professionals in clinical veterinary medicine (large and small animal) while pregnant and after giving birth. It delivers scientific information on the specific risks to the mother and baby that may be encountered during pregnancy while working in veterinary medicine. The book also covers topics related to mental health challenges, announcing a pregnancy and planning for parental leave, navigating the fourth trimester, and returning to work.

This book features an in-depth examination of the ongoing problem of bovine mastitis and the potential solutions offered by polymer nanoparticles. With extensive research and analysis, the book delves into the causes and consequences of bovine mastitis, including the shift in the relevance of various infections and the increasing problem of antibiotic resistance. It is an invaluable resource for researchers and experts in the field of veterinary medicine.

This book explores the link between animals, people and their social and physical environments in relation to livestock farming, food safety, food security and sustainability. It is essential reading for academics and practitioners who work within farming, food systems and international development, as well as veterinary and animal welfare professionals.

This book describes how animals were driven immense distances to market and harnessed for transportation, and how they were used to power machines. Even after industrialization, animals were employed for innumerable purposes besides being co-opted as pets, and this book details how many species were relocated around the world and how late natural products persisted into the age of synthetics. It is a very interesting read.

This full-color book, packed with photographs and anatomy drawings, includes instructions for veterinary professionals on stabilizing sick avian patients and management of many specific emergency situations at the veterinary clinic. It also includes clinical procedures, an emergency drug formulary, and bandaging techniques. Finally, it offers guidance to veterinarians giving advice to bird owners for first aid at home.

This book provides a complete, easy-to-use reference to practical information on identifying, diagnosing, and treating behavior problems in cats. It is a targeted and highly useful resource for any veterinarian seeing feline patients, assisting through all stages of treatment with easily accessible and understandable information.

This book discusses the biology, breeding, care, and management of camels, with a focus on camels from Pakistan. It is meant for camel breeders, veterinarians, livestock advisers, students, and researchers working on animal sciences, camel rearing, feeding, and management.

This book describes a fascinating range of emerging infectious disease outbreaks affecting humans, including rabies, Ebola virus, Lyme disease, bubonic plague, and of course, Covid-19. It also covers emerging infectious diseases in wildlife, such as Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease, white nose syndrome, mange, and musk ox lungworm. These case studies span the entire range of zoonotic disease emergence pathways and are a great introduction to this multidisciplinary field for students interested in disease ecology, veterinary epidemiology, public health, and conservation.

This book focuses on best practices, protocols, flowcharts and treatment management for equine pathologies, and it provides a direct clinical approach to cases and clinical reasoning. It has a high quantity of pictures and diagrams to help readers understand each different condition. This book is a quick and easy reference guide, perfect for students and professionals alike.

This book is a practical guide to clinical education research with top tips, common pitfalls and ethical issues. It covers research design, evidence synthesis and mixed methods research, qualitative research, quantitative research and succeeding in clinical education research. It is designed to support those new to clinical education research, including those undertaking intercalated or postgraduate degrees in clinical, medical, dental or health professions education.

This book is a quick and easy practical reference guide for students of Equine Medicine. It details clinical anatomy, physical clinical examination techniques, diagnostic techniques and normal parameters, emphasizing the things regularly available to general practitioners with minimal information of advanced techniques.

This book provides wildlife professionals with cutting-edge scientific information on the most damaging and newly emerging wildlife diseases. Each chapter offers extensive references to help readers plan for, respond to, and conduct research on these serious health challenges. The book combines theory and practice to inform and inspire wildlife health and conservation, and is essential for those who wish to learn more about conservation.

This book offers veterinary clinicians a complete guide to using diagnostic imaging for common dentistry and oral surgery procedures in a veterinary practice. Focusing on the fundamentals of dental radiographic imaging, interpretation, and applications to the oral cavity, this book is an essential resource for any veterinarian providing dental services as part of their practice, along with veterinary students and interns.

This book explores the role of factors related to global change, including changes in landscape use, deforestation and urbanization, as major drivers of the distribution of mosquito vectors and the dynamics of pathogen transmission. It provides an updated review of the different mosquito-borne pathogens affecting animals and their public health relevance.

This book provides up-to-date information that emphasizes the relationships and concepts by which cell and tissue structures of fish are inextricably linked with their function. It is designed for use by students, researchers, biologists, ichthyologists, fish farmers, veterinarians working in fisheries, and comparative histologists who want to learn more about the fish world.

This book reviews the role of parental and environmental factors on embryo development and skeletal growth, as well as the use of feed extracts and probiotics to improve chick growth and boost immune function. Through focused and authoritative discussions, it details best practices for managing a hatchery environment to ensure that chick welfare, health and productive capacity are optimized.

This book provides a portable, durable, beside-the-animal means of learning, as well as a convenient way to refresh on how to strive for safety and efficacy in animal handling techniques. It is ideal for use during veterinary placements in all settings from farm to laboratory, to riding school.

This book offers step-by-step guidance in diverse methods for approximating and refining sample size, as well as detailed treatment of research topics specific to animal-based research. It is a must-have reference for preclinical and veterinary researchers, as well as ethical oversight committees and policymakers.

This book is a must-read if you want to develop your skills as a veterinary leader and build happy, cohesive teams. It is a veterinary hospital management book focused on best practices for coaching veterinary teams to be successful, and it is packed with humorous real-life stories and practical information that can be applied to every veterinary hospital.

This new edition discusses diagnostic tests, equipment and medicines, anesthesia, vaccines, nutrition, dentistry and ophthalmology, and all common conditions including those of heart, hoof and limb. It covers medical, dental, and surgical advancements since the previous edition, such as new treatments and techniques for managing skin conditions, eye issues, parasites and more. It is a crucial and practical guide to working equid veterinary care and a complete resource for veterinarians, veterinary students, and anyone working with these important animals.

Comparative Veterinary Anatomy: A Clinical Approach describes the comprehensive, clinical application of anatomy for veterinarians, veterinary students, allied health professionals and undergraduate students majoring in biology and zoology. The book covers the applied anatomy of dogs, cats, horses, cows and other farm animals, with a short section on avian/exotics, with a focus on specific clinical anatomical topics. The work improves the understanding of basic veterinary anatomy by making it relevant in the context of common clinical problems. This book will serve as a single-source reference on the application of important anatomical structures in a clinical setting. Students, practitioners and specialists will find this information easy-to-use and well-illustrated, thus presenting an accurate representation of essential anatomical structures that relates to real-life clinical situations in veterinary medicine.