Preface, 2nd Edition viiPreface, 1st Edition ixAcknowledgments, 2nd Edition xiAcknowledgments, 1st Edition xiiiList of Contributors xvMedical Acronyms and Abbreviations xvii1 General Horse Management 1Martha Mallicote2 Equine Nutrition 12Mary Beth Gordon, J. Kathleen Young, Karen Davison, Kelly Vineyard and Randall Raub3 Applied Anatomy and Physiology 56Amanda M. House, Kira Epstein, Laura Riggs and Kelsey A. Hart4 Equine Reproduction 110Audrey A. Kelleman5 Equine Wellness Programs 151Sally DeNotta6 Foal Care 174Bonnie S. Barr, Laura Javsicas, Tanya M. Balaam-Morgan and Jamie DeFazio Guiberson7 Equine Pharmacology 198Jennifer L. Davis and Nicole Bone Reybuck xvii8 Laboratory Diagnosis in Equine Practice 226Maggie Nolin9 Equine Anesthesia 266Luisito S. Pablo Copyrighted Material10 Surgical Assistance 305Elizabeth Hinton and Stevie Badger Willett11 Nursing Care 324Bonnie Barr, Jamie DeFazio Guiberson, Laura Javsicas and Andrea Whittle12 Technical Procedures 365Andrea Whittle and Stevie Badger Willett13 Diagnostic Procedures 387Elizabeth Elzer, Sheri Miller and Nicole LaGrange14 Common Equine Medical Emergencies 428Michael Porter15 Equine Physical Rehabilitation 447Courtney Ziegler, Kari Farley, Nicole LaGrange, Kimberly Trolinger-Meadows and Alison Morton16 Equine Behavior 465Carissa Wickens, Gemma Pearson and Jamie DeFazio Guiberson17 Equine Office Procedures 477Deborah Reeder and Tracy SheffieldIndex 491
The EditorsSally DeNotta, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida.Martha Mallicote, DVM, MBA, DACVIM, is a Clinical Associate Professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida.Sheri Miller, LVT, VTS-EVN, is a veterinary technician at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky.Deborah Reeder, LVT, VTS-EVN (R) Executive Director of the AAEVT American Association of Equine Veterinary Technicians, Wimberley, Texas.