Sheep veterinary practice /
edited by Kym Abbott.
- First edition.
- 1 online resource
Veterinary services to sheep farms / Kym Abbott -- Welfare of sheep / Andrew Fisher and Natalie Roadknight -- Energy and protein nutrition of grazing sheep / Philip Hynd -- Clinical aspects of trace element and vitamin nutrition / Kym Abbott -- Reproduction 1 : Factors affecting fertility and fecundity / Kym Abbott -- Reproduction 2 : Ultrasound scanning for pregnancy / Tristan Jubb -- Reproduction 3 : Disorders of ewes in pregnancy and lactation, abortion, prenatal and perinatal diseases of lambs / Caroline Jacobson, Tom Clune, Shane Besier, Stuart Barber and Kym Abbott -- Reproduction 4 : Investigations of poor reproductive rate in commercial sheep flocks / Tristan Jubb -- Reproduction 5 : Controlled breeding / Simon de Graaf -- Diseases caused by nematodes and trematodes of sheep / John Larsen -- Taeniid cestodes and sarcocystis of sheep / David Jenkins -- Management and diseases of weaner sheep / Kym Abbott -- Diseases characterised by lameness / Kym Abbott -- Diseases characterised by sudden death / Kym Abbott -- Information Classification : General Diseases of the integument and eye / Kym Abbott -- Diseases with signs of neurological disturbance / Kym Abbott -- Diseases of the alimentary tract / Kym Abbott -- Diseases of the liver / Kym Abbott -- Diseases of the urinary system / Kym Abbott -- Diseases of the blood and lymphatic system / Kym Abbott -- Diseases of the respiratory system / Kym Abbott -- Anaesthesia and analgesia for sheep / Gabrielle Musk.
""The value of this book cannot be overstated. As a student, many years ago, there were no comprehensive textbooks on sheep medicine, so I was lucky to have Professor Abbott as an inspiring lecturer. This book is needed by students!" Following on from his first book, Sheep Veterinary Practice remains the ideal reference for veterinarians in farm animal practice, veterinary and animal science students, agriculturalists, and sheep producers. Principally addressing sheep health, welfare, and production matters in Australia, it covers issues and clinical practice of relevance in many countries of the world where sheep are raised. Sheep veterinary specialist Professor Kym Abbott informs the reader of the science underpinning the occurrence of disease syndromes, giving special attention to commonly investigated problems related to nutrition, reproduction, and helminth diseases. Other disease conditions of sheep are discussed in subsequent chapters; first on the basis of presenting signs in the case of lameness and sudden death - conditions in which signs can be attributed to disorders of a variety of body systems - and then on a body-systems basis. This new edition thoroughly revises and expands on the previous text, adding a review of the systems and strategies available to improve the welfare of sheep in extensive farming systems, a chapter on pain relief, analgesia and anaesthesia for sheep, and a chapter on metacestodes. The text is illustrated with more than 150 full-colour images and photographs"--