Large Animal Clinical Procedures for Veterinary Technicians: Husbandry, Clinical Procedures, Surgical Procedures, and Common Diseases

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Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Veterinary Nursing & Technology Get the big picture on the vet tech’s role and responsibilities in large animal care!A practical, comprehensive guide, Large Animal Clinical Procedures for Veterinary Technicians, 5th Edition describes how to set up, assist, and follow through on medical procedures and treatment regimens for domestic livestock. The book begins with an overview of livestock handling, reproduction, and nutrition, along with the skills required in hospital management. Following are separate sections on horses, cattle, sheep and goats, llamas and alpacas, swine, and poultry, with each section including chapters examining husbandry, clinical and surgical procedures, and common diseases. Written by expert clinician and vet tech educator Kristin Holtgrew-Bohling, this text provides an ideal study tool in preparing for the VTNE® and for everyday practice.Comprehensive large animal coverage is specifically tailored to the needs of veterinary technician studentsCoverage of the essential large animal-related tasks in the CVTEA Manual of Accreditation for Veterinary Technology Programsprepares you to pass the Veterinary Technology National Exam (VTNE®)Step-by-step procedures explain how and why a clinical procedure is performed, and the roles that you fill in preparing for, assisting in, and following up the procedure"How-to" chapters within each species section examine husbandry, clinical procedures, surgical procedures, and common diseases ― so veterinary technicians, acting under instructions of veterinarians, can plan and follow through on procedures and treatment regimens for large animalsEvolve website includes quizzes, images, and reference materials to reinforce understandingFull-color photographs and line drawings show step-by-step procedures in areas such as restraint, bandaging, physical examination techniques, and diagnostic proceduresCoverage of husbandry and breeds demonstrates how day-to-day housing and feeding affect the care of many large animal diseases, and also helps you provide quality client educationLivestock Industry section provides an overview of safety and handling, reproduction, and nutrition, so you can better understand the practices, procedures, and decisions in large animal veterinary medicineLearning features enhance critical thinking and decision making with case studies, clinical applications, key terms, chapter outlines, learning objectives, and Technician NotesNEW! Coverage of animal care includes care in small-scale and hobby farm settings, fear-free care, and IV catheter maintenanceNEW! Updated information includes illegal drugs, remote delivery devices, nutrition and environmental enrichment for each species, carcass removal information, breeding soundness exam information for bulls, poisonous plants and other toxins, needle disposal and broken needle guidelines, sedation protocols, dehydration tables for calves, and moreNEW! Updated images, case studies, step-by-step procedures, disease information, and terminology ensure that you have the most current informationNEW! Updated test questions and chapter quizzes on the Evolve website make it easier to study, review, and remember difficult subject matter Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Elsevier

Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 12, 2023

Edition ‏ : ‎ 5th

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Print length ‏ : ‎ 1152 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0323877885

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 86

Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.6 ounces

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 1.1 x 10.87 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #738,225 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #23 in Veterinary Bovine Medicine #74 in Food Animals in Veterinary Medicine #154 in General (Books)