Goat Medicine

Mary C. Smith, DVM, Diplomate, ACT, Professor, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. David M. Sherman, DVM, MS, Diplomate, ACVIM, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Population Health, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, Massachusetts

Preface to the First Edition ix Preface to the Second Edition xi Acknowledgments xiii 1. Fundamentals of Goat Practice 3 2. Skin 23 3. Subcutaneous Swellings 61 4. Musculoskeletal System 85 5. Nervous System 163 6. Ocular System 257 7. Blood, Lymph, and Immune Systems 275 8. Cardiovascular System 319 9. Respiratory System 339 10. Digestive System 377 11. Liver and Pancreas 501 12. Urinary System 537 13. Reproductive System 571 14. Mammary Gland and Milk Production 647 15. Wasting Diseases 691 16. Sudden Death 701 17. Anesthesia 709 18. Dehorning and Descenting 723 19. Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases 733 20. Herd Health Management and Preventive Medicine 787 Appendices. A. Formulary of Some Drugs Used in Goats and Suggested Dosages 807 B. Alternative Medicine 815 C. Conversion Factors for Biochemistry and Hematology 823 Index 825