AAEVT′s Equine Manual for Veterinary Technicians

Sally L. DeNotta, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida. Martha F. 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, T

Preface, 2nd Edition vii Preface, 1st Edition ix Acknowledgments, 2nd Edition xi Acknowledgments, 1st Edition xiii List of Contributors xv Medical Acronyms and Abbreviations xvii 1 General Horse Management 1 Martha Mallicote 2 Equine Nutrition 12 Mary Beth Gordon, J. Kathleen Young, Karen Davison, Kelly Vineyard and Randall Raub 3 Applied Anatomy and Physiology 56 Amanda M. House, Kira Epstein, Laura Riggs and Kelsey A. Hart 4 Equine Reproduction 110 Audrey A. Kelleman 5 Equine Wellness Programs 151 Sally DeNotta 6 Foal Care 174 Bonnie S. Barr, Laura Javsicas, Tanya M. Balaam-Morgan and Jamie DeFazio Guiberson 7 Equine Pharmacology 198 Jennifer L. Davis and Nicole Bone Reybuck xvii 8 Laboratory Diagnosis in Equine Practice 226 Maggie Nolin 9 Equine Anesthesia 266 Luisito S. Pablo Copyrighted Material 10 Surgical Assistance 305 Elizabeth Hinton and Stevie Badger Willett 11 Nursing Care 324 Bonnie Barr, Jamie DeFazio Guiberson, Laura Javsicas and Andrea Whittle 12 Technical Procedures 365 Andrea Whittle and Stevie Badger Willett 13 Diagnostic Procedures 387 Elizabeth Elzer, Sheri Miller and Nicole LaGrange 14 Common Equine Medical Emergencies 428 Michael Porter 15 Equine Physical Rehabilitation 447 Courtney Ziegler, Kari Farley, Nicole LaGrange, Kimberly Trolinger-Meadows and Alison Morton 16 Equine Behavior 465 Carissa Wickens, Gemma Pearson and Jamie DeFazio Guiberson 17 Equine Office Procedures 477 Deborah Reeder and Tracy Sheffield Index 491