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Atlas of equine surgery
Atlas of Equine Surgery (2000); Stephen B. Adams and John F. Fessler; published by W.B. Saunders; 8 1/2"X 11" hardbound; profusely illustrated; 428 pages; US$110. As the authors admit, this book does not include every conceivable equine surgical procedm'e. Long bone fracture repair, arthroscopy, and laparascopy have been deliberately excluded because of the requirement for expensive equipment, special facilities, advanced training, and an experiencedteam. As a result, this book serves as a basic reference for students and practitioners who perform surgery single-handedly. You will find here the procedures that are most commonly indicated and used in the everyday care of equine patients. The introduction, with 41 pages, covers general surgical information such as patient preparation, anesthesia, draping, tourniquets, suturing, and prophylactic antibiotics. The rest of the book is divided into sections dealing with the various types of surgery such as: skull, head, and neck surgery; gastrointestinal surgery; respiratory surgery; ophthalmic surgery; male reproductive surgery; urinary surgery; fracture repair; musculoskeletal system surgery; and abdominal wall surgery. Each of the surgical procedure chapters and the introductory chapters have a very complete list of references. Volume 20, Number 3, 2000
The illustrations by Felicia J. Paras are Human-Livestock Interactions (1998); superb. Each surgical procedure has a set by P.H. Hemsworth and G.J. Colem,,a~,) of drawings showing the various steps or published by Oxford University Press; 6 X aspects of the surgery. Photographs of the 9" hardbound; 152 pages; US$55. instruments and other related equipment is In the twentieth century, great improveincluded where necessary. The consistency ments have been made in terms of animal of the illustrations make this book a genetics, reproduction, nutrition, health and valuable reference. WEJ housing, but the effects of the stockpersonanimal relationship on the performance Handbook of Veterinary Neurology, third and welfare of livestock is an area which edition (1997); by John E. Oliver, Jr., hitherto has been neglected or even ignored Michael D. Lorenz and Joe N. Kornegay; by scientists. However, recent research has highlighted this aspect of animal husbandry and has enabled considerable progress to be made in understanding its importance. These Australian authors bring a unique summary of the behavioral theorie and results of research on human-anima interactions, and their implications in agriculture, in a manner accessible to all those with an interest in the topic. They are used to provide a rationale for training and selection programs for managing these interactions in the animal industries in order to improveproductivityand animal weffare. The aim is to stimulate interest among researchers and increase awareness among industry staff of the possibilities for the simultaneous improvementof performance and animal welfare in a climate of everincreasing consumer concern. VV'EJ 7"X 10" softbound; 453 pages; US$52. This book focuses mainly on small animal neurology. Some information is provided for neurotogic conditions of horses, but it is quite abbreviated. A major emphasis of the book seems to be inherited neurologic conditions. The book provides some good general information about neurologic problems that apply across species. For example the authors write: "The objectives in the management of a patient with a problem that may be related to the nervous system are 1) to determine that the problem is caused by a lesion in the nervous system, 2) to localize the lesion in the nervous system, 3) to estimate the extent of the lesion in the nervous system, 4) to determine the cause or the pathologic process, or both, and 5) to estimate the prognosis with no treatment or with various alternative methods of treatment. WEJ 173
The illustrations by Felicia J. Paras are Human-Livestock Interactions (1998); superb. Each surgical procedure has a set by P.H. Hemsworth and G.J. Colem,,a~,) of drawings showing the various steps or published by Oxford University Press; 6 X aspects of the surgery. Photographs of the 9" hardbound; 152 pages; US$55. instruments and other related equipment is In the twentieth century, great improveincluded where necessary. The consistency ments have been made in terms of animal of the illustrations make this book a genetics, reproduction, nutrition, health and valuable reference. WEJ housing, but the effects of the stockpersonanimal relationship on the performance Handbook of Veterinary Neurology, third and welfare of livestock is an area which edition (1997); by John E. Oliver, Jr., hitherto has been neglected or even ignored Michael D. Lorenz and Joe N. Kornegay; by scientists. However, recent research has highlighted this aspect of animal husbandry and has enabled considerable progress to be made in understanding its importance. These Australian authors bring a unique summary of the behavioral theorie and results of research on human-anima interactions, and their implications in agriculture, in a manner accessible to all those with an interest in the topic. They are used to provide a rationale for training and selection programs for managing these interactions in the animal industries in order to improveproductivityand animal weffare. The aim is to stimulate interest among researchers and increase awareness among industry staff of the possibilities for the simultaneous improvementof performance and animal welfare in a climate of everincreasing consumer concern. VV'EJ 7"X 10" softbound; 453 pages; US$52. This book focuses mainly on small animal neurology. Some information is provided for neurotogic conditions of horses, but it is quite abbreviated. A major emphasis of the book seems to be inherited neurologic conditions. The book provides some good general information about neurologic problems that apply across species. For example the authors write: "The objectives in the management of a patient with a problem that may be related to the nervous system are 1) to determine that the problem is caused by a lesion in the nervous system, 2) to localize the lesion in the nervous system, 3) to estimate the extent of the lesion in the nervous system, 4) to determine the cause or the pathologic process, or both, and 5) to estimate the prognosis with no treatment or with various alternative methods of treatment. WEJ 173