This second edition extends its initial aim of assisting general veterinary practitioners in radiographic interpretation and pathological diagnosis by adding to the content of the first edition a chapter on the principles of radiology and a complete atlas of radiographic positioning and anatomy. It includes 400 new images and updates previous graphic material content to further increase its quality. In addition, the book is complemented by new multimedia material, which can be accessed through QR codes located throughout the text. In this way, the reader can access different normal radiographic anatomy diagrams, both with and without the anatomical details identified.

The text aims to provide readers with informed choices for saving a natural tooth or using an osseointegrated implant as a replacement. It covers complex endodontic retreatments and surgical interventions to preserve natural teeth, along with prosthetic-orthodontic solutions like autotransplantation for cases of agenesis. The section on osseointegrated implants explores criteria for selection, timing, and integration methods, ensuring high success rates. This comprehensive guide follows modern dental principles, emphasizing dental elements in rehabilitation and using implants as vital support for irreparably compromised teeth.

Good transfer of passive immunity from sows to piglets is crucial to ensure piglet survival on pig farms. This book is intended to help veterinary practitioners work towards this goal, and includes a review of the basics of immunology and vaccination, as well as comprehensive chapters on the immunisation programmes used in sows and on the transfer of passive immunity from sows to piglets.

After the introduction in the 1980s of minimally invasive surgery in human medicine, laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgery started to take hold also in veterinary medicine. Thanks to its reduced invasiveness and its fast post-operative recovery, minimally invasive surgery started to expand so quickly that nowadays it has become the preferred technique for many surgical procedures. Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy in the dog and cat is a comprehensive book that describe all the minimally invasive surgical procedures. The description of the various surgical steps is accompanied by a wide iconography, each chapter in fact illustrates with drawings and pictures the arrangement of the surgeons in the operating room and the positioning of portals to perform laparoscopic or thoracoscopic procedures.