Color atlas of equine pathology

Color Atlas of Equine Pathology offers a practical guide to identifying equine diseases, presenting a single resource with more than 1000 images showing predominantly gross pathology. Organized by body systems, the book allows for picture matching during or after an equine necropsy. In this user-friendly atlas, each chapter takes a common format, presenting the disease process as well as congenital, degenerative, inflammatory, and neoplastic sequences, with text boxes offering quick reference to key information. The book begins with an introductory chapter summarizing the princ.

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1: The Equine Necropsy; I. General considerations; II. Techniques; 1. Positioning, examining, and opening of the carcass; 2. Evisceration of the abdominal, pelvic, and thoracic organs; 3. Removal of the brain and spinal cord; 4. Examination of the locomotor system; 5. Examination of the placental membranes and the fetus; III. Tissue collection; IV. Recording of findings of routine cases; Selected reference; 2: Diseases of Foals and Juveniles; I. Foal Disorders and Diseases; 1. Congenital abnormalities.

2. Acquired diseasesII. Diseases of juveniles; 1. Acquired diseases; Selected references; 3: Diseases of the Nervous System and Peripheral Nerves; I. Central nervous system; 1. Removal and examination of the brain and the spinal cord; 2. Malformations; 3. Degeneration; 4. Inflammation; 5. Traumatic injuries; 6. Neoplastic; 7. Miscellaneous; II. Peripheral nervous system; 1. Polyneuritis equi (polyradiculitis, cauda equina neuritis); 2. Grass sickness; 3. Peripheral neuropathies; Selected references; 4: Diseases of the Respiratory System; I. Upper respiratory tract.

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