Veterinary Clinical Procedures in Large Animal Practice by Jody Rockett and Susanna Bosted is a step-by-step procedural manual that addresses the most common clinical procedures used with horses, cattle, llamas, goats, and pigs, with primary emphasis placed on horses and cattle. The text features the purpose, potential complications, and a detailed equipment list for every procedure and lists the technical steps of each procedure. It also includes a rationale column which explains, amplifies, or provides additional insight concerning each step. Topics include restraint; husbandry; physical examination; specimen collection; clinical procedures; lower limb radiographs; neonatal procedures; and surgical and anesthetic preps. The appendices contain values such as normal temperature, pulse and respiration rates, clinical chemistry, conversions, CBC, and centesis values. Common vernacular and terminology concerning animal husbandry and gestation times are also provided.
About the Author
Following several years as an associate veterinarian in mixed animal practice, Dr Rockett founded the Veterinary Technology program at the College of Southern Idaho (CSI). Dr Rockett currently directs the program at CSI, is co-author of Veterinary Clinical Procedures in Large Animal Practice and serves as the 2007 president of the Idaho Veterinary Medical Association. She received her bachelor’s degree in Microbiology from the University of Wyoming, and attended the University of Missouri, College of Veterinary Medicine.
Susanna Bosted owns her own practice and is a clinical instructor at the Animal Medical Clinic at the College of Southern Idaho. Ms. Bosted.
Book Details
About the Author
Following several years as an associate veterinarian in mixed animal practice, Dr Rockett founded the Veterinary Technology program at the College of Southern Idaho (CSI). Dr Rockett currently directs the program at CSI, is co-author of Veterinary Clinical Procedures in Large Animal Practice and serves as the 2007 president of the Idaho Veterinary Medical Association. She received her bachelor’s degree in Microbiology from the University of Wyoming, and attended the University of Missouri, College of Veterinary Medicine.
Susanna Bosted owns her own practice and is a clinical instructor at the Animal Medical Clinic at the College of Southern Idaho. Ms. Bosted.
Book Details
- Hardcover: 576 pages
- Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 1 edition (June 28, 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1401857876
- ISBN-13: 9781401857875
- Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 1 inches
- List Price: $85.95
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