Spurgeon’s Color Atlas of Large Animal Anatomy: The Essentials
By Thomas O. McCracken, Robert A. Kainer and Thomas L. Spurgeon
Spurgeon’s Color Atlas of Large Animal Anatomy: The Essentials PDF. Extraordinary accuracy and beautiful original artwork are just two features readers will find in this new resource, providing a basic foundation in domestic large animal anatomy. Its unique organization includes the anatomy of all organ systems in the various species, described in a consistent manner.
The book presents relevant anatomy of the following species:
Horse (with contributors by Dr. Gayle Trotter)
Ox (with contributions by Dr. Fran Garry)
Sheep and goat (with contributions by Dr. Joan Bowen)
Llama and alpaca (with contributions by Dr. LaRue Johnson)
Swine (with contributions by Dr. LaRue Johnson)
and chicken (with contributions by Dr. John Avens).
Table of Contents
Introduction.
Nomenclature and Anatomic Orientation.
Animal Classification.
General Terminology. Positional and Directional Terms.
Body Planes.
Body Cavities and Membranes.
Section 1: The Horse (Equus caballus).
Section 2: The Ox (Bos taurus, also Bos indicus).
Section 3: The Sheep (Ovis aries).
Section 4: The Goat (Capra hircus).
Section 5: The Llama and Alpaca (Lama glama and Lama Pacos).
