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Veterinary Treatment of Pigs
by Graham R Duncanson* Practical focus covering everyday care and treatment of pigs * Describes diseases by body system to create an easy-to-use guide to pig treatment * Takes a worldwide approach – so covers poisons and diseases beyond the UK
Veterinary Treatment of Sheep and Goats
by Dr Graham R DuncansonSheep and goats are farmed worldwide for meat, milk, skins and wool. This diverse range of uses means that many people rely on these animals as a source of income, food and warm clothing, though they can also be kept as pets. With an accessible structure designed for use in the field, this book provides a general veterinary guide to treating common conditions in these animals. It addresses veterinary medicines and their uses, on-site surgery, equipment, normal values and vital signs, vaccination, nutrition, dental treatment, poisoning and dermatology. Worldwide disease conditions are also covered in detail, with a particular focus on the welfare of the animal and economic reality. A valuable field guide for the veterinary practitioner, this book is also essential reading for veterinary students.
Veterinary Treatment of Sheep and Goats
by Dr Graham R DuncansonSheep and goats are farmed worldwide for meat, milk, skins and wool. This diverse range of uses means that many people rely on these animals as a source of income, food and warm clothing, though they can also be kept as pets. With an accessible structure designed for use in the field, this book provides a general veterinary guide to treating common conditions in these animals. Fully updated in this new edition, it addresses veterinary medicines and their uses, on-site surgery, equipment, normal values and vital signs, vaccination, nutrition, dental treatment, poisoning and dermatology. Worldwide disease conditions are also covered in detail, with a particular focus on the welfare of the animal and economic reality.
Veterinary Vaccines: Principles and Applications
by Samia MetwallyProvides a concise and authoritative reference on the use of vaccines against diseases of livestock Compiled by Senior Animal Health Officers at The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and with contributions from international leading experts, Veterinary Vaccines: Principles and Applications is a concise and authoritative reference featuring easily readable reviews of the latest research in vaccinology and vaccine immune response to pathogens of major economic impact to livestock. It covers advice and recommendations for vaccine production, quality control, and effective vaccination schemes including vaccine selection, specifications, vaccination programs, vaccine handling in the field, application, failures, and assessment of herd protection. In addition, the book presents discussions on the current status and potential future developments of vaccines and vaccination against selected transboundary animal diseases. Provides a clear and comprehensive guide on using veterinary vaccines to protect livestock from diseases Teaches the principles of vaccinology and vaccine immune response Highlights the vaccine production schemes and standards for quality control testing Offers easy-to-read reviews of the most current research on the subject Gives readers advice and recommendations on which vaccination schemes are most effective Discusses the today’s state of vaccines and vaccination against selected transboundary animal diseases as well as possible future developments in the field Veterinary Vaccines: Principles and Applications is an important resource for veterinary practitioners, animal health department officials, vaccine scientists, and veterinary students. It will also be of interest to professional associations and NGO active in livestock industry.
Veterinary Zootoxicology
by Murray E. FowlerOnly clinically oriented volume devoted to poisonous animals and venoms. Veterinary Zootoxicology provides an excellent overview of the state of the art in venom research. Clinical problems encountered in the United States are emphasized, but situations that occur in other areas of the world are examined as well. The book describes clinical syndromes caused by poisonous animals and provides facts, techniques, methodologies, and regimens designed to improve the clinical management of animals envenomated by other animals. Veterinary Zootoxicology is ideal for practicing veterinarians, students, instructors, wildlife biologists, and others who must know how to evaluate, diagnose, and treat envenomated animals.
Veterinary and Animal Ethics
by Sandra Corr Martin Whiting Stephen May Christopher Wathes Steven MccullochThe first International Conference on Veterinary and Animal Ethics (ICVAE) held in September 2011 saw leading experts from across the world come together to discuss the most important issues of animal welfare in contemporary veterinary practice and research. <P><P>This is the extended proceedings of that conference, enabling all those interested in this increasingly significant subject to benefit from the insights of those discussions. The conference was divided into four sessions: Principles of veterinary and animal ethics; Justifying ends - the morality of animal use; Ethical analyses of animal use; and Cultural, political, legal and economic considerations. Each session contained four or five papers, and these are presented here in full, as well as the transcribed question and answer sessions at the end of each paper, and a short post-presentation reflection from each author. Also included is the debate on the motion 'Is it better to have lived and lost than never to have lived at all?' which records three prepared responses to the question as well as registrants' comments from the floor. KEY FEATURES * Contributions from the leading thinkers in veterinary and animal ethics today * Includes stimulating, challenging, thought-provoking and sometimes controversial discussions * Addresses key questions on the role of the veterinarian and the morality of animal use, as well as our impact on wildlife * Provides guidance on the practical application of ethical principles and the problems encountered Published as part of the UFAW Animal Welfare book series. See www.wiley.com/go/ufaw for more details.
Veterinäronkologie kompakt
by Robert KlopfleischDas Buch gibt einen umfassenden und prägnanten Überblick über die grundsätzlichen Mechanismen der Tumorentstehung, diskutiert die relevantesten Tumoren der Haustiere im Detail und adressiert die Herangehensweise an die Tumordiagnose und -therapie. Die Kapitel enthalten zahlreiche makroskopische, histologische und zytologische Abbildungen zum besseren Verständnis der vermittelten Inhalte und stellt deshalb eine praktische Alternative zur ausschweifenden Spezialliteratur dar.Die Onkologie spielt sowohl als Lehrgebiet im Tiermedizinstudium als auch im täglichen Praxisleben des Tierarztes eine zunehmend wichtige Rolle. Veterinäronkologie kompakt richtet sich deshalb als umfassendes und gleichzeitig aber kurz gefasstes Nachschlagwerk sowohl an Tiermedizinstudenten als auch an den klinisch tätigen Tierarzt, der als Nichtspezialist einen schnellen Überblick und die wichtigsten Fakten zu einer spezifischen Tumorart benötigt.
Vetman and his Bionic Animal Clan: An amazing animal adventure from the nation's favourite Supervet
by Noel FitzpatrickJoin Vetman, Imogen, Findlay and a whole cast of incredible bionic animals as they save animal companions everywhere from the evil plans of The Man With No Name! An amazing animal adventure for readers aged 7-11 from Noel Fitzpatrick, Channel 4's SUPERVET.Vetman lives in a cottage outside a sleepy English village, where nobody realises that he's saving animals in incredible, bionic ways - except the animals themselves, of course!But trouble is brewing... because Vetman's old foe, The Man With No Name, has set up camp nearby and plans to poison dogs and cats across the land.When Imogen and Findlay stumble across an injured hedgehog and take him to Vetman's door, they have no idea that they are about to embark on an important mission to save more than just their spiky new friend. Together with Vetman and his brave bionic animal clan, they must take down The Man With No Name!This brilliant animal adventure is Noel Fitzpatrick's first book for younger readers, following his Sunday Times bestselling memoirs Listening to the Animals: Becoming the Supervet and How Animals Saved My Life: Being the Supervet. Black-and-white illustrations bring the story to life.
Vetman and his Bionic Animal Clan: An amazing animal adventure from the nation's favourite Supervet
by Noel FitzpatrickJoin Vetman, Imogen, Findlay and a whole cast of incredible bionic animals as they save animal companions everywhere from the evil plans of The Man With No Name! An amazing animal adventure for listeners aged 7-11 from Noel Fitzpatrick, Channel 4's SUPERVET.Vetman lives in a cottage outside a sleepy English village, where nobody realises that he's saving animals in incredible, bionic ways - except the animals themselves, of course!But trouble is brewing... because Vetman's old foe, The Man With No Name, has set up camp nearby and plans to poison dogs and cats across the land. Imogen and Findlay stumble across an injured hedgehog and take him to Vetman's door, they have no idea that they are about to embark on an important mission to save more than just their spiky new friend. Together with Vetman and his brave bionic animal clan, they must take down The Man With No Name!This brilliant animal adventure is Noel Fitzpatrick's first audiobook for younger listeners, following his Sunday Times Bestselling memoirs Listening to the Animals: Becoming the Supervet and How Animals Saved My Life: Being the Supervet. (P) 2021 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Vetman and his Bionic Animal Clan: An amazing animal adventure from the nation's favourite Supervet (VETMAN #1)
by Noel FitzpatrickJoin Vetman, Imogen, Findlay and a whole cast of incredible bionic animals as they save animal companions everywhere from the evil plans of The Man With No Name - just in time for Christmas! An amazing animal adventure for readers aged 7-11 from Noel Fitzpatrick, Channel 4's SUPERVET.Vetman lives in a cottage outside a sleepy English village, where nobody realises that he's saving animals in incredible, bionic ways - except the animals themselves, of course!But trouble is brewing... because Vetman's old foe, The Man With No Name, has set up camp nearby and plans to poison dogs and cats across the land, ruining Christmas for everyone. Imogen and Findlay stumble across an injured hedgehog and take him to Vetman's door, they have no idea that they are about to embark on an important mission to save more than just their spiky new friend. Together with Vetman and his brave bionic animal clan, they must take down The Man With No Name!This is the perfect Christmas escapade for animal and adventure lovers everywhere, in a bright, fun hardback package ideal for gifting. It is Noel Fitzpatrick's first book for younger readers, following his Sunday Times Bestselling memoirs Listening to the Animals: Becoming the Supervet and How Animals Saved My Life: Being the Supervet. Black-and-white illustrations bring the story to life.
Vets Might Fly
by James HerriotThis book by James Herriot finds the young vet from Glasgow thrown into another new environment as he joins the RAF to serve in World War II. He tells a bit of his experiences in air force blue, looking at service life with characteristic dry humour, but his heart is still in the green hills of Yorkshire, with his newly-married wife and his animal patients. The book is mostly about those things and the eternal fascinating challenge of veterinary work. As James Herriot’s thoughts wander back over the rich memories from his life as a veterinary surgeon, a host of new characters and old friends, animal and human, march across the pages, all revealing Herriot himself with his dedication to the job and his unequalled capacity for seeing the silly side of things. The doctoring of animals is interwoven with triumph and failure, humour and sadness. And behind it all there is a constant awareness of the countryside, the stark beauty of the high Yorkshire dales. This is a book for those who love animals, the country and laughter.
Vets and Pets: Wounded Warriors and the Animals That Help Them Heal
by Barbara Bush Dava Guerin Kevin Ferris Andrea ArdenExperience firsthand the inspiring and heartwarming bonds between wounded veterans and their service and companion animals."Vets and Pets tells fifteen emotional and entertaining stories of the incredible bonds between wounded warriors, veterans, and other service members and their service and companion animals. Whether these special relationships are with dogs, cats, horses, pigs, or even birds of prey, readers will discover how these remarkable animals help veterans return to civilian life and live independently while simultaneously bringing joy and confidence into their lives. Tyler struggled to adjust to civilian life after losing both of his legs in Afghanistan, until he met his intelligent and willfully disobedient red European Doberman pinscher, Apollo. Vietnam veteran Patrick regained a sense of well-being and hope through the study of birds of prey. Max the horse has helped numerous veterans learn to trust, improve their communication, and increase their self-confidence and self-esteem. Mandi discovered that the intelligence and unconditional love of pigs were exactly what she needed to heal from an abusive past and a disappointing army-training injury. These are just a few of the uplifting stories that are featured in this striking collection. In addition to exploring the unique, lifelong bonds that can develop between veterans and their animal companions, Vets and Pets spotlights extraordinary nonprofits that unite wounded warriors with service and companion animals, including Pets for Patriots, Hooves Marching for Mercy, Horses Helping Heroes, and Avian Veteran Alliance, among others. A portion of the proceeds from this book will be donated to Pets for Patriots.
Via Negativa: A novel
by Daniel Hornsby"A beautiful and meditative exploration of shattered faith." —Brit Bennett, author of The Vanishing HalfA heartfelt, daring, divinely hilarious debut novel about a priest who embarks on a fateful journey with a pistol in his pocket and an injured coyote in his backseat.Father Dan is homeless. Dismissed by his conservative diocese for eccentricity and insubordination, he&’s made his exile into a kind of pilgrimage, transforming his Toyota Camry into a mobile monk&’s cell. Like the ascetic religious philosophers he idolizes, he intends to spend his trip in peaceful contemplation. But then he sees a minivan sideswipe a coyote. Unable to suppress his Franciscan impulses, he takes the wild animal in, wrapping its broken leg with an old T-shirt and feeding it Spam with a plastic spoon.With his unexpected canine companion in the backseat, Dan makes his way west, encountering other offbeat travelers and stopping to take in the occasional roadside novelty (MARTIN&’S HOLE TO HELL, WORLD-FAMOUS BOTTOMLESS PIT NEXT EXIT!). But the coyote is far from the only oddity fate has delivered into this churchless priest&’s care: it has also given him a bone-handled pistol, a box of bullets, and a letter from his estranged friend Paul—a summons of sorts, pulling him forward.By the time Dan gets to where he&’s going, he&’ll be forced to reckon once and for all with the great mistakes of his past, and he will have to decide: is penance better paid with revenge, or with redemption?
Viability and Sustainability of Small-Scale Fisheries in Latin America and The Caribbean (MARE Publication Series #19)
by Ratana Chuenpagdee María José Barragán-Paladines Silvia SalasOne of the main goals in fisheries governance is to promote viability and sustainability in small-scale fishing communities. This is not an easy task given external and internal pressure, including environmental change and competition with other economic sectors searching for development in the coastal region. A comprehensive understanding of small-scale fisheries in their own context, and from a regional perspective, is an important step in supporting the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF Guidelines). This book contributes to the global effort by offering knowledge, insights and lessons about small-scale fisheries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The 20 case studies included in the book make explicit the various dimensions that are intrinsic to small-scale fisheries in the region, and identify conditions and situations that affect the wellbeing of fishing communities. The book offers insights regarding the challenges faced by small-scale fisheries in the region, and, aligning with the objectives of the SSF Guidelines, provides lessons and experiences about how to make small-scale fishing communities viable while maintaining sustainable fisheries. This important book illustrates the complexity, diversity, and dynamics of small-scale fisheries in the Latin American and Caribbean region and presents experiences, tools, and approaches to lead towards sustainable and viable fisheries. The reader will gain a new understanding on the range of actions, approaches, and information needed for their successful management. John F. Caddy, International Fisheries ExpertThis book, prepared by the Too Big To Ignore partnership, constitutes a very valuable resource for policy makers, fisheries scientists, non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, and fishing communities interested in putting in place sound management strategies, research, and actions to contribute to the sustainability of small-scale fisheries and food security in Latin America and the Caribbean region. Juan Carlos Seijo, Professor of Fisheries Bioeconomics at Marist University of Merida
Vic: A Dog of the Prairies
by Thomas C. HinkleHe was a big dog--black and powerful-and his name was Vic. Looking back, it's hard to figure whether it was a piece of luck or a promise of just plain trouble that awaited Vic the day he showed up in the wooded gorge near Jim Williams' ranch. Let's say it was a little of both. Trouble, because Williams' black wolfhound, Pete, had turned cattle killer without anyone's knowing it. Luck, because Vic met up with Williams' younger brother, Gene, who loved the great, huge dog on sight. Gene tried his best to lead Vic home. But before he could, the gentle, man-shy dog had fled before a hail of bullets meant for Pete. Shot at, caught in a blinding blizzard, starving, Vic at last found refuge with old Dan Arden. But even Arden's tender care could not make him forget his friend. And so once again the courageous dog escaped his captors. But together, Vic and Gene were to face an even greater danger in the path of a deadly, whirling tornado and its flashflood wake. Vic, a Dog of the Prairies, is yet another absorbing tale of a memorable dog by the master story-teller of the Old West, Thomas C. Hinkle.
Vicious: Wolves and Men in America
by Jon T. ColemanOver a continent and three centuries, American livestock owners destroyed wolves to protect the beasts that supplied them with food, clothing, mobility, and wealth. The brutality of the campaign soon exceeded wolves' misdeeds. Wolves menaced property, not people, but storytellers often depicted the animals as ravenous threats to human safety. Subjects of nightmares and legends, wolves fell prey not only to Americans' thirst for land and resources but also to their deeper anxieties about the untamed frontier. Now Americans study and protect wolves and jail hunters who shoot them without authorization. Wolves have become the poster beasts of the great American wilderness, and the federal government has paid millions of dollars to reintroduce them to scenic habitats like Yellowstone National Park. Why did Americans hate wolves for centuries? And, given the ferocity of this loathing, why are Americans now so protective of the animals? In this ambitious history of wolves in America-and of the humans who have hated and then loved them-Jon Coleman investigates a fraught relationship between two species and uncovers striking similarities, deadly differences, and, all too frequently, tragic misunderstanding.
Vicki A Guide Dog
by Margaret S. Johnson Helen Lossing JohnsonRaised on a military base in England, Vickie a beautiful fawn and black boxer has the life of a dog. But when her master doesn't come home from the Pacific, she is sent to the U.S. to be trained as a show dog. After winning several ribbons, she is sent to become a circus dog. But none of these jobs truly fit her personality. Then one day she is picked and trained to be a guide dog and she finds her true calling.
Victor Vicuna's Volcano Vacation (Animal Antics A to Z)
by Barbara deRubertisShiver River, Vampire Cave, Stove-Top Volcano, and a mysterious raven named Nevva Moore. . . . Victor Vicuna is in for some very exciting adventures during his family’s vacation at Verna Aardvark’s Volcano Village!
Victor and Hugo
by Robert J. BlakeFrom the creator of beloved stories about dogs--their bravery, loyalty, and companionship--comes a celebration of music, friendship, Paris, and puppies set against an exquisitely illustrated Parisian backdrop!On a beautiful bridge in Paris, performing dogs Victor and Hugo dance and sing as their Maestro plays his music. But when Maestro&’s accordion falls over the side of the bridge and onto a barge, the music stops—not only for Maestro, but for everyone! Victor and Hugo must rescue the accordion, and as they chase after it, they know that saving the accordion for their Maestro will mean saving music for the entire city as well. In this rollicking adventure through Paris, Victor and Hugo show us that friendship and music can combine to create the greatest magic of all.Praise for Victor and Hugo:"A high-energy, exuberant romp through the City of Light. For lovers of art, music, and action-packed adventure."--School Library Journal
Video Surveillance of Nesting Birds
by Frank Richard Thompson III Christine Ann Ribic Pamela Jo PietzDeclining bird populations, especially those that breed in North American grasslands, have stimulated extensive research on factors that affect nest failure and reduced reproductive success. Until now, this research has been hampered by the difficulties inherent in observing nest activities. Video Surveillance of Nesting Birds highlights the use of miniature video cameras and recording equipment yielding new important and some unanticipated insights into breeding bird biology, including previously undocumented observations of hatching, incubation, fledging, diurnal and nocturnal activity patterns, predator identification, predator-prey interactions, and cause-specific rates of nest loss. This seminal contribution to bird reproductive biology uses tools capable of generating astonishing results with the potential for fresh insights into bird conservation, management, and theory.
Viking Victory (Guinea Pigs Online #4)
by Jennifer Gray Amanda SwiftA nasty builder with a huge digger is threatening the guinea pigs' woodland! The furry pals must protect it - but how? Terry wants to tell all his friends online... Eduardo thinks a protest song will do the trick... While Coco just wants everyone to get on with it! Then they meet Olaf the Viking guinea pig who claims to be over 1,000 years old. Can they use his ancient tactics to help fight the builder?
Viking Victory (Guinea Pigs Online #4)
by Jennifer Gray Amanda SwiftA nasty builder with a huge digger is threatening the guinea pigs' woodland! The furry pals must protect it--but how?Terry wants to tell all his friends online. Eduardo thinks a protest song will do the trick. While Coco just wants everyone to get on with it! Then they meet Olaf the Viking guinea pig who claims to be over 1,000 years old. Can they use his ancient tactics to help fight the builder?(P)2014 WF Howes Ltd
Viking Victory (Guinea Pigs Online Ser. #3)
by Jennifer Gray Amanda SwiftA nasty builder with a huge digger is threatening the guinea pigs' woodland! The furry pals must protect it - but how? Terry wants to tell all his friends online... Eduardo thinks a protest song will do the trick... While Coco just wants everyone to get on with it! Then they meet Olaf the Viking guinea pig who claims to be over 1,000 years old. Can they use his ancient tactics to help fight the builder?
Village Horse Doctor
by Ben K. GreenIn the inimitable yarn-spinning fashion of Horse Tradin' and Wild Cow Tales, Ben K. (Doc) Green now takes us back with him to the deep Southwest and the never-a-dull-moment years he spent as practicing horse doctor--working out of Fort Stockton, Texas--along the Pecos and the Rio Grande, in one of the last big "horse countries" of North America. With precious little formal schooling, but with a perfect (if sometimes profane) corralside manner and plenty of natural wit, Doc became the first to hang up a shingle out there in the trans-Pecos country. And he didn't start small! The territory he had for his practice was 420 miles north and south by 360 miles east and west. And he covered that territory by all means known to man--shank's mare, horseback, buckboard, and (his standby for long hauls) a beat-up old coupe on whose body panels he kept his books in chalk. To go with Doc on his rounds, visiting his "patients," is a nostalgic and hilarious journey into a spacious yesterday--and a liberal education in the kind of horse and cow savvy of which precious little remains in the modern world. As a horseman it was a savvy he came by naturally. But perhaps he learned most from his own research: his own book on horse confirmation, privately published in several printings, is still a bible among practical horsemen; his research in his own laboratory on horse colors and pigmentation has made him an expert on what makes a "strawberry roan" or a "coyote dun." But the meat of Ben Green's books is in his yarns. To hear him tell the tales of his struggles with mean and friendly stockmen, yellowweed fever, banditos, poison hay, and "drouth"--to say nothing of his canny mix of science and horse sense when treating animals "that ain't house pets"--is a 100-proof old-time pleasure.
Villager Jim's Bobbin Robin
by Villager JimOver many years, Villager Jim has gained the trust of a number of special birds and animals who have gradually taken it as second nature that a member of their own small world is a large chap with a camera!Bobbin Robin and her friends have a huge social media audience, with tens of thousands of viewers following her weekly adventures from the RSPB and on Facebook.Bobbin the robin has now become rather adept at posing for Jim, perching on various platforms for wherever Jim sits in his garden.Open up the book to see the daily goings-on of these wildlife friends in some of Jims very best pictures taken in this beautiful setting. They illustrate the close relationship Jim has formed with Bobbin and her friends.Jims lively captions express the mood and spontaneous character of each individual shot and are an essential element of what makes his pictures so special.