Current Veterinary Therapy

Food Animal Practice

David E. Anderson, Michael Rings

• Publisher: Saunders
• Year: 2008
• eBook ISBN: 9781416069331
• Edition: 5
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Veterinary Medicine

Written by leading food animal researchers, practitioners, and educators, this comprehensive guide provides quick access to the latest medical and surgical interventions for cattle, sheep, and goats. The concise, quick-reference format and logical body systems organization make it ideal for use in both the clinical setting and the field. You'll easily locate key information on preventing, treating, and managing disease in food animals, as well as expert insights on improving outcomes for individual animals and herd populations.- Authoritative, cutting-edge coverage offers clinically relevant strategies for diagnosing and managing a wide range of diseases and disorders in food animals, with a focus on cattle, sheep, and goats.- Logically organized content is easy-to-follow and provides a practical approach to determining appropriate medical and surgical interventions.- Concise, easy-to-read format helps you find essential information quickly and easily.- Expert editors, consultants, and writers ensure the accuracy, relevance, and timeliness of each topic to keep you on the cutting edge of food animal therapy.- New editors and a new team of section editors bring a fresh perspective and authoritative guidance on caring for food animals.- Completely revised and updated content includes new sections on topics such as: - Genital surgery- Pharmacology and therapeutics- Restraint, anesthesia, and pain management- Cow-calf/small ruminant production medicine- Feedlot production medicine- Coverage of hot topics in the field includes biosecurity in feedlots, therapy in organic livestock medicine, and ethical responsibilities in selecting drugs for use in food animals.- Expanded treatment options incorporate surgical interventions where appropriate, including laparoscopic procedures.

Index

Note: Page numbers followed by f indicate illustrations t, tables; and b, boxed material.

A

AAEC. See Attaching and effacing Escherichia coli

Abdominal anatomy, laparoscopic, 407

Abducent nerve assessment, 275

Abiotrophy, cerebellar, 296

Abomasal emptying defect, 34

diagnosis, 34

etiology, 34

physical examination, 34

treatment, 34

Abomasopexy

for displaced abomasum, 42-43

laparoscopic, 48-49

clinical impact, 49-50

one-step technique, 49

two-step technique, 49

left-flank, 45

right paramedian, 45

Abomasum. See also Gastrointestinal tract

anatomy, 27

displacement, 35, 40, 44

abomasal motility and, 36

clinical syndrome, 35-36, 44-45

diagnosis, 41

etiology, 41-42

feeding practices and, 36-37

historical perspective, 35

left versus right, 40-41

mechanisms for, 37

medical therapy for, 42

overview, 47

prediction of, 38-39, 46-47

risk factors, 37-38, 44-45

surgical correction, 42-43, 45-46, 48-50

foreign bodies, 116-117

ulcers

definition and classification, 29

epidemiology, 29

etiology and pathophysiology, 29-30

nonperforating, 30-32

perforating, 32

volvulus, 44

clinical signs, 44-45

prognostic indicators, 46-47

risk factors, 44

Abortion

in beef herd

diagnosis, 614-617

scope of problem, 613-614

due to bov...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contributors
• Preface
• Table of Contents
• Section I: Digestive System
• Section II: Metabolic Diseases
• Section III: Respiratory System
• Section IV: Cardiovascular Diseases
• Section V: Musculoskeletal System Medicine
• Section VI: Neurologic Diseases of Cattle, Sheep, and Goats
• Section VII: Urinary System
• Section VIII: Genital Surgery—Male
• Section IX: Genital Surgery—Female
• Section X: Ophthalmic Examination Techniques
• Section XI: Pharmacology and Therapeutics
• Section XII: Chemical Restraint, Anesthesia, and Pain Management
• Section XIII: Cow-Calf Production Medicine
• Section XIV: Feedlot Production Medicine
• Index