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Professional responsibility, “good practice and malpractice” in obstetrics is one of the major areas of medical-legal litigation.
This new book in the Small Animal Surgery series reviews some of the surgical errors and complications that may occur in daily practice when performing surgery. It is intended for surgeons starting their professional careers and residents, as well as experienced veterinary surgeons, since it must not be forgotten that errors can occur at any time, no matter how much experience one may have.
Artificial insemination (AI) is an indispensable technique on swine farms, and its success depends primarily on semen quality. This handbook covers the key steps necessary to obtain high-quality processed semen and ensure successful AI. Essential practical considerations are clearly detailed in each chapter.
Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) is a condition that causes significant economic losses in cattle farms. This book on BRD is divided into five chapters, in which important aspects such as epidemiology, predisposing factors, main pathogens involved, diagnosis, prophylaxis and treatment are addressed. A comprenhensive review to have at hand for all the bovine veterinary surgeons.
How is the due date estimated? How do we know when the cow begins the prepartum period? When is professional assistance required? These are some of many questions that may arise during calving. For this reason, Servet has decided to publish this book that answers the main questions regarding calving in a simple and easy way. In this original book, you will find the essential features that need to be taken into consideration during gestation, calving and the postpartum period in order to deal with calving successfully, avoid dystocia and increase the survival rate of the calves.
This manual on surgery, gathering 30 clinical cases, provides the reader with a better understanding to perform surgeries in dogs and cats with gastrointestinal disorders. Both simple and complex cases are addressed, detailing patient’s history, physical examination, surgical preparation and technique, as well as additional considerations. It is the intention of the authors of this book to present a series of assorted surgical cases related to the digestive system. Surgical situations of dogs and cats with a more frequent presentation, but because of that none less challenging, will be included. Some less commonly presentations, with their own puzzling demands, will be also addressed.
This atlas provides an up-to-date review of avian coccidiosis: its aetiology, epidemiology, clinical signs, etc. Special emphasis has been placed on the diagnosis and control of coccidiosis on poultry farms, with information about the techniques designed to detect coccidia and the current vaccination programmes.
