Manual of Equine Gastroenterology
Samenvatting
This book provides the equine expert and general veterinary practitioner with a complete review of the latest information on all aspects of equine gastroenterology. Edited by an international team of equine specialists and with over 55 contributors from the USA and Europe, it provides the most up-to-date information on a wide range of conditions such as colic, hepatobiliary disease, oesophageal disorders, diarrhoea, gastrointestinal parasites and many more. With detailed chapters on diagnosis and clinical examination, medical and surgical treatment and management of complications, it gives veterinarians all the information they need to diagnose and treat any gastrointestinal problem in the horse or foal.All the gastrointestinal problems ever likely to be encountered are discussed in detailHuge section on colic, the most common disorder encountered in horsesFully international team of editors and contributorsHighly illustrated with almost 250 photographs and line figuresSeparate section on gastrointestinal conditions in the foalBoth medical and surgical treatment discussed in detailReviews possible complications and shows how to avoid themComprehensive chapter on gastrointestinal parasitesFull coverage of all diagnostic proceduresChapter on laparoscopy in equine gastroenterology