Saunders Equine Formulary

Derek C. Knottenbelt, Fernando Malalana (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

512 Seiten

2014 | 2nd Revised edition
Saunders (W.B.) Co Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7020-5109-8 (ISBN)

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This is an indispensable reference for equine veterinary practitioners, veterinary students, and others involved in breeding and keeping horses. This new edition has been fully revised, updated and re-written in a more user-friendly style and format with the inclusion of high quality line drawings and photographs to aid understanding. Also, a conscious decision was made to use generic drug names making this as relevant as possible for everybody working in the equine field all over the world.

A handy and portable guide to todays leading equine drugs, Saunders Equine Formulary, 2nd Edition makes it quick and easy to look up drug information when you need it most - while you're in the field. And it's more than a simple formulary: this book also provides benchmark values on vital signs and normal values so that you can correctly interpret diagnostic tests. This new edition is the only equine formulary available both in print and as an app for mobile use. Written by a world-renowned expert on equine medicine, Derek Knottenbelt, this book is an indispensable reference for equine veterinary practitioners, veterinary students, and others involved in breeding and keeping horses.

Derek Knottenbelt, OBE BVM&S DVM&S Dip ECEIM MRCVS, Professor in Equine Medicine The Philip Leverhulme Equine Hospital University of Liverpool, UK

Fernando Malalana, DVM GPCert(EqP) DipECEIM MRCVS

Part 1: Vital Signs, Normal Values
Reference Values
Sample Collection
Reproductive Data

Part 2: Diagnostic Tests
Test Performances

Part 3: Index of Drugs Used in Equine Medicine
The Use of Veterinary Medicinal Products
Guidelines for the Use of Medicines in Equine Animals
Prescriptions
Prescription Abbreviations
Drug Categorisation for Prescription Purposes
Distribution Categories (UK) from October 2005
Section 1: Drugs Acting on Central Nervous System
Section 2: Drugs Acting on the Cardiovascular System
Section 3: Drugs Acting on the Respiratory System
Section 4: Drugs Acting on the Urinary Tract
Section 5: Drugs Acting on the Gastrointestinal Tract
Section 6: Hormones/Steroids and Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs
Section 7: Anti-infective Drugs
Section 8: Blood Modifying Agents
Section 9: Vaccines/Antisera
Section 10: Miscellaneous Drugs/Medications and Other Materials

Part 4: Clinical Aids
Section 1: Bodyweight and Surface Area Estimation
Section 2: Imperial-Metric Conversion
Section 3: SI Unit Conversion Factors
Section 4: Restraint of Horses
Section 5: Ageing
Section 6: Humane Destruction
Section 7: Bandaging Techniques
Section 8: Clinical Techniques
Section 9: Signs of Impending Parturition
Section 10: Neonatal Assessment and Sepsis Scoring of Foals
Section 11: Poisons and Antidotes
Section 12: Notifiable Diseases
Section 13: Investigative Methods/Protocols
Section 14: Equipment for Equine Practice
Section 15: Anaesthesia
Section 16 Current Requirements Concerning Drug Usage and Passport Regulations in the UK
Index

Zusatzinfo	Approx. 153 illustrations (153 in full color)
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	123 x 186 mm
Gewicht	483 g
Themenwelt	Veterinärmedizin ► Pferd
Schlagworte	Pferde • Pferdekrankheit • Pferdekrankheiten • Veterinärmedizin
ISBN-10	0-7020-5109-8 / 0702051098
ISBN-13	978-0-7020-5109-8 / 9780702051098
Zustand	Neuware