(Ebook) Goat Medicine, Second Edition by Mary C. Smith, David M. Sherman(auth.) ISBN 9780781796439, 9780813818825, 0781796431, 0813818826

(Ebook) Goat Medicine, Second Edition by Mary C. Smith, David M. Sherman(auth.) ISBN 9780781796439, 9780813818825, 0781796431, 0813818826

Fully revised and expanded, Goat Medicine, Second Edition includes discussions on new diseases ranging from bovine spongiform encephalopathy to floppy kid disease as well as major updates on important diseases such as scrapie, mycoplasmosis, paratuberculosis, and urolithiasis. Information has also been added on management of transgenic goats and organic goat production. The text begins by outlining fundamentals of goat practice and moves on to sytems-based coverage of the goat. Each chapter provides clinical anatomy and physiology of every system alongside information on relevant clinical signs, differential diagnosis, and system-specific disease.Content: Chapter 1 Fundamentals of Goat Practice (pages 3–21): Chapter 2 Skin (pages 23–60): Chapter 3 Subcutaneous Swellings (pages 61–84): Chapter 4 Musculoskeletal System (pages 85–162): Chapter 5 Nervous System (pages 163–256): Chapter 6 Ocular System (pages 257–273): Chapter 7 Blood, Lymph, and Immune Systems (pages 275–317): Chapter 8 Cardiovascular System (pages 319–338): Chapter 9 Respiratory System (pages 339–376): Chapter 10 Digestive System (pages 377–500): Chapter 11 Liver and Pancreas (pages 501–535): Chapter 12 Urinary System (pages 537–569): Chapter 13 Reproductive System (pages 571–645): Chapter 14 Mammary Gland and Milk Production (pages 647–689): Chapter 15 Wasting Diseases (pages 691–700): Chapter 16 Sudden Death (pages 701–707): Chapter 17 Anesthesia (pages 709–722): Chapter 18 Dehorning and Descenting (pages 723–731): Chapter 19 Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases (pages 733–785): Chapter 20 Herd Health Management and Preventive Medicine (pages 787–806):