The Complete Equine Veterinary Manual: A Comprehensive and Instant Guide to Equine Health - Softcover

Pavord, Tony; Pavord, Marcy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0715318837 ISBN 13: 9780715318836

Publisher: David & Charles, 2004

Synopsis

Widely acknowledged as the best guide to veterinary care available to the horse owner today, this comprehensive manual is now fully revised to include up-to-the-minute advice on the latest defence against new threats to the horse?s health. Every horse owner has experienced that feeling of helplessness when something is wrong with his or her animal. Correct diagnosis of any equine disease is a complicated business, but this excellent reference book provides a comprehensive and instant guide to equine health, and shows clearly when expert help is required. It offers two cross-referenced routes for the reader to find the necessary information: via an index of known equine diseases throughout the world, covering the symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment of each, or via an alphabetical encyclopaedia of specific diseases. Specially taken colour and black-and-white photographs aid in the identification of specific conditions.

About this title

About the Author

Tony Pavord, once the senior partner in a large mixed veterinary practice in Wales, specialises in the competition vetting, selection, training and breeding of endurance sport horses. He and Marcy head the squad which trains the endurance horses of the King of Bahrain. Tony and Marcy live in France. Marcy Pavord is a freelance equestrian writer and regular contributor to Horse & Hound, Riding and Horse and Rider, and has written several books. She has served on two committees of the British Horse Society.

From Library Journal

Here are two comprehensive reference works for the horse owner, both written by British authors using British spelling. The Pavords, an equine veterinarian and an equestrian writer, respectively, divide their book into four sections. Part 1 explains equine anatomy, discusses routine preventive care and first aid, and enumerates symptoms warranting professional veterinary attention. The text is copiously illustrated with full-color photographs and drawings. Part 2 consists of lists of diseases in tabular format, arranged by system and describing symptoms, cause, and treatment. Part 3 is a recapitulation of these diseases in dictionary arrangement. The final section consists of appendixes explaining U.K. protocols for the treatment of strangles (distemper), the control of venereal diseases during breeding, and artificial insemination. The latter information seems of marginal interest to the U.S. amateur horse owner. Rossdale, an equine veterinarian, and Wreford, a former reporter for the Sporting Life, have updated their comprehensive yet succinct dictionary, first published in 1974 and previously revised in 1989, to reflect changes effected by emerging technology and new medical discoveries. Definitions for diseases include symptoms, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment and, in some instances, are accompanied by black-and-white illustrations. Charts of muscles and arteries, lists of drug manufacturers in Great Britain and North America, and a table of proprietary drug names complete the book. Public libraries serving patrons who ride or own horses may have to choose between the attractive and informative, if pricey, Pavord book and the relatively inexpensive yet comprehensive Rossdale/Wreford book. Academic or special libraries serving veterinarian or vet technician students will want to own both.AFlorence Scarinci, Nassau Community Coll. Lib., Garden City, NY
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Edition details

• Publisher: David & Charles
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0715318837
• ISBN 13: 9780715318836
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 256