Illustrated Guide to Equine Diseases

Illustrated Guide to Equine Diseases

By Sameeh M. Abutarbush

Illustrated Guide to Equine Diseases PDF covers an extensive range of diseases with over one thousand color figures that provide equine clinicians with a multitude of diagnostic references. It covers diseases of the respiratory, gastrointestinal, nervous, reproductive, ocular, musculoskeletal, urinary, integumentary, endocrine, and cardiovascular systems, and provides readers with a clinical picture of each disease, including a brief synopsis, presenting signs, and diagnostic procedures. It not only examines diseases from a clinical approach, but also includes diagnostic modalities such as radiology, nuclear scintigraphy, CAT scan, cytology, histopathology, and postmortem findings.

  • Covers hundreds of internationally recognized diseases and conditions of the horse
  • Not only examines diseases from a clinical approach, but also covers diagnostic modalities where applicable, such as radiology, nuclear scintigraphy, CAT scan, cytology, histopathology, and postmortem findings
  • Provides readers with a clinical picture of each disease or syndrome, including a brief synopsis, presenting signs, and diagnostic procedures
  • Includes coverage on diseases of the respiratory, gastrointestinal, nervous, reproductive, ocular, musculoskeletal, urinary, integumentary, endocrine, and cardiovascular systems
  • Serves as a beneficial clinical learning and illustrative tool for practitioners, students, academic veterinarians, equine technicians, and nurses, breeders, and trainers
Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Liver 3
Author: Sameeh M. Abutarbush
Contributors: Mary S. Delory, Montague N. Saulez, Ben Buchanan, Janice E. Sojka

Chapter 2 Diseases of the Cardiovascular System 119
Author: JoAnn Slack
Contributors: Sameeh M. Abutarbush, Susan J. Ashburner, Janice E. Sojka

Chapter 3 Diseases of the Respiratory System 175
Author: Laurent L. Couëtil
Contributors: Sameeh M. Abutarbush, Montague N. Saulez, Ben Buchanan

Chapter 4 Diseases of the Nervous System 211
Author: Sameeh M. Abutarbush
Contributors: Montague N. Saulez, Wendy Marlene Duckett

Chapter 5 Diseases of the Integumentary System 255
Authors: Susan J. Ashburner, James L. Carmalt, Wendy Marlene Duckett
Contributors: Sameeh M. Abutarbush, Montague N. Saulez, Janice E. Sojka

Chapter 6 Diseases of the Muscles 343
Author: Sameeh M. Abutarbush
Contributor: Ben Buchanan

Chapter 7 Diseases of the Bones, Joints, and Connective Tissues 353
Author: Patricia L. Rose

Chapter 8 Diseases of the Reproductive System 445
Author: Rob Löfstedt

Chapter 9 Diseases of the Endocrine System 507
Author: Janice E. Sojka
Contributors: Sameeh M. Abutarbush, Ben Buchanan

Chapter 10 Diseases of the Eye 529
Author: Bruce Grahn

Chapter 11 Diseases of the Urinary System 559
Author: Sameeh M. Abutarbush
Contributor: Ben Buchanan

Chapter 12 Diseases of the Neonates 579
Author: Jane Elizabeth Axon
Contributors: Patricia L. Rose, Sameeh M. Abutarbush

Index 663

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