John G. Matthews

Diseases of The Goat (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Diseases of the Goat, 4th Edition, is a revised and updated edition of the popular tool for veterinarians featuring of all aspects of goat medicine--from initial assessment and examination to diagnosis, treatment, and control of conditions. This highly practical, concise handbook is designed for frequent reference, and is suitable for all those treating and keeping goats. * Provides information on to predators, euthanasia, post-mortem technique, and fracture repair * Includes expanded coverage of a number of topics to appeal to a wider and more international audience especially in relation to poisonous plants * Incorporates the impact of new developments in goat diseases, such as the geographical spread of exotic diseases into new regions

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 424
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. August 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781119073529
• Artikelnr.: 45698414

Autorenporträt

John Matthews BSc in Biochemistry, BVMS, MRCVS, is a recently retired partner in a veterinary practice in Chelmsford, UK. He has a particular interest in caprine medicine, having kept goats for over 35 years. He is an Honorary Veterinary Surgeon for the British Goat Society and Past President of the Goat Veterinary Society.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the Fourth Edition vii

Acknowledgements ix

Author's note xi

1 Female Infertility 1

2 Abortion 18

3 Male Infertility 35

4 The Periparturient Goat 41

5 Weak Kids 61

6 Inadequate Growth Rate 72

7 Lameness in Adult Goats 81

8 Lameness in Kids 105

9 Chronic Weight Loss 115

10 External Swellings 131

11 Skin Disease 143

12 Nervous Diseases 158

13 Diseases of the Mammary Gland 185

14 Diarrhoea 204

15 Colic 232

16 Abdominal Distension 251

17 Respiratory Disease 258

18 Anaemia 275

19 Sudden Death, Post-Mortem Examination And Euthanasia 284

20 Eye Disease 297

21 Plant Poisoning 303

22 The Geriatric Goat 334

23 Herd Health and Biosecurity 339

24 Anaesthesia 346

25 Disbudding and Dehorning 359

26 Surgical Techniques 364

Appendix: Drugs for Goats 384

Further Reading 393

Index 395