Large Animal Medicine and Nursing for Veterinary Technicians

This practical textbook is a unique and comprehensive resource that focuses on the challenges of large animal medicine and nursing. The text engages students and gives them the necessary material to fully grasp the concepts, which are illustrated in full color.

Outstanding Features:

• Full-color images of large animal and production animal breeds, including: equine, bovine, camelid, goat, sheep, swine, and poultry.
• Each chapter begins with a case study to help students apply concepts to a real-life scenario and ends with case study questions to reinforce what they have learned.
• Disease and parasite information specific to each species.
• Tips for Techs listed throughout the textbook that discuss interesting facts or helpful tips to implement in large animal practice.
• Learning Objectives and Review Questions included in each chapter to ensure student retention and comprehension.
• Drug Formularies and Vaccine Schedules listed for all large animal species.

1. Introduction to Large Animal Medicine
2. Introduction to Restraint
3. Equine Breeds
4. Equine Management, Husbandry, and Restraint
5. Equine Clinical Procedures and Nursing
6. Equine Diseases
7. Bovine Breeds
8. Bovine Management, Husbandry, and Restraint
9. Bovine Clinical Procedures and Nursing
10. Bovine Diseases
11. Sheep and Goat Breeds
12. Sheep and Goat Management, Husbandry, and Restraint
13. Sheep and Goat Clinical Procedures and Nursing
14. Sheep and Goat Diseases
15. Camelid Breeds, Management, Husbandry, and Restraint
16. Camelid Clinical Procedures and Nursing
17. Camelid Diseases
18. Porcine Breeds
19. Porcine Management, Husbandry, and Restraint
20. Porcine Clinical Procedures and Nursing
21. Porcine Diseases
22. Poultry: Breeds, Restraint, and Diseases
23. Appendix 1: Drug Formularies
24. Appendix 2: Vaccine Schedules
25. Appendix 3: Glossary
26. Appendix 4: Bibliography and Webliography
27. Appendix 5: Index