Illustrated Guide to Equine Diseases

Illustrated Guide to Equine Diseases 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.

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