ABSTRACT

Written by one of the UK's leading equine veterinary practitioners, this textbook is dedicated wholly to the veterinary management of the racehorse. The Racehorse: A Veterinary Manual brings together all the major orthopaedic and non-orthopaedic conditions likely to be encountered in racehorse practice and concisely details state-of-the-artbest p

part |2 pages

PART 1 Injuries and Conditions of the Musculoskeletal System

chapter 1|28 pages

- INJURY MANAGEMENT AND REHABILITATION

chapter 2|168 pages

- REGIONAL MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS

part |2 pages

PART 2 Other Body Systems

chapter 3|34 pages

- RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS

chapter 4|6 pages

- CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS

chapter 5|14 pages

- THE HEAD

chapter 6|10 pages

- GASTROINTESTINAL CONDITIONS

chapter 7|6 pages

- UROGENITAL CONDITIONS

chapter 8|6 pages

- NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS

chapter 9|14 pages

- SKIN CONDITIONS

chapter 10|2 pages

- MISCELLANEOUS CONDITIONS

chapter 11|8 pages

- INFECTIOUS DISEASES

part |2 pages

PART 3 Training and Management

chapter 12|14 pages

- SELECTION OF THE RACEHORSE

chapter 13|10 pages

- EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY AND TRAINING

chapter 14|6 pages

- NUTRITION

chapter 15|4 pages

- ERGOGENIC AIDS

chapter 16|6 pages

- BLOOD ANALYSIS

chapter 17|6 pages

- HERD HEALTH

chapter 18|4 pages

- TRANSPORT