Veterinary treatment of llamas and alpacas /

• Main Author: Duncanson, Graham R., (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2012.
• Subjects: Llamas > Diseases.; Alpaca > Diseases.; Llamas > Surgery.; Alpaca > Surgery.; Animal Diseases > therapy.; Camelids, New World.; Animal Diseases > diagnosis.; Surgical Procedures, Operative > veterinary.; Host Resistance and Immunity.; Animal Genetics and Breeding, (New March 2000); Animal Reproduction and Embryology, (New March 2000); Animal Behaviour.; Prion, Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Animals, (New March 2000); Non-communicable Diseases and Injuries of Animals.; Veterinary Pharmacology and Anaesthesiology, (New March 2000); Animal Surgery and Non-drug Therapy, (New March 2000); Diagnosis of Animal Diseases, (New March 2000); Alpacas.; Lama guanicoe.; Llamas.; Vicunas.; Anaesthesia.; Anaesthetics.; Animal anatomy.; Animal breeding.; Animal husbandry.; Animal nutrition.; Cardiovascular system.; Clinical examination.; Diagnosis.; Diagnostic techniques.; Digestive system.; Disease control.; Disease prevention.; Drug therapy.; Euthanasia.; Histopathology.; Infectious diseases.; Metabolic disorders.; Morphology.; Musculoskeletal system.; Nervous system.; Neuroleptics.; Nutritional disorders.; Poisoning.; Postmortem examinations.; Reproduction.; Respiratory system.; Sampling.; Skin diseases.; Sudden death.; Surgery.; Surgical operations.; Techniques.; Toxic substances.; Toxicity.; Toxicology.; Urogenital system.; Vaccination.; Vaccines.; Veterinary equipment.; Veterinary products.; Zoonoses.; Electronic books.
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This book is comprised of 17 chapters covering the husbandry, nutrition and metabolic diseases, examination, sample taking and simple diagnostic testing, veterinary equipment, veterinary medicines, vaccination, sedation, anaesthesia, surgical conditions and euthanasia, medicine and surgery of the ga...

Table of Contents:

• Animal husbandry
• Nutrition and metabolic diseases
• Examination
• Sample taking and simple diagnostic tests
• Veterinary equipment
• Veterinary medicines
• Vaccines
• Sedation, analgesia, anaesthesia, and euthanasia
• Medicine and surgery of the gastro-enteric system
• Medicine and surgery of the respiratory and circulatory systems
• Medicine and surgery of the urino-genital system
• Medicine and surgery of the neurological system
• Medicine and surgery of the locomotory system
• Skin conditions
• Cause of sudden death and post mortem technique
• Poisons
• Zoonotic diseases.