A major new system-based textbook and reference source in a single volume, covering all aspects of equine medicine, surgery and reproduction.

Table of Contents

• Contributors
• Preface
• Abbreviations
• 1 Musculoskeletal system
• 1.1 Approach to the lame horse - Cedric Chan; Graham Munroe
• 1.2 The foal and developing animal - Cedric Chan; Graham Munroe
• 1.3 The foot - Andrew Parks
• 1.4 The forelimb - Peter Milner
• 1.5 The hindlimb - Ehud Eliashar
• 1.6 The head - Martin Weaver
• 1.7 The axial skeleton - Martin Weaver
• 1.8 Soft-tissue injuries - Eddy Cauvin
• 2 Reproductive system
• 2.1 Female reproductive tract - Graham Munroe; Madeleine Campbell; Zoë Munroe; Matthew Hanks
• 2.2 Male reproductive tract - Theresa Burns; Tracey Chenier; Graham Munroe
• 2.3 Equine castration - Luis Lamas; Graham Munroe
• 3 Respiratory system
• 3.1 Introduction - Josh Slater
• 3.2 Surgical conditions of the upper respiratory tract - Bruce Bladon; Graham Munroe
• 3.3 Medical conditions of the upper respiratory tract - Josh Slater
• 3.4 Medical conditions of the lower respiratory tract - Joanne Hewson; Luis Arroyo; Josh Slater
• 4 Gastrointestinal system
• 4.1 Upper gastrointestinal tract - Henry Tremaine
• 4.2 Lower gastrointestinal tract - Scott Weese; Ludovic Boure; Simon Pearce; Nathalie Cote
• 5 Liver - Thomas Koch; Anthony Knight; Scott Weese
• 6 Endocrine system - Babetta Breuhaus
• 7 Urinary system - Modest Vengust
• 8 Cardiovascular system - Kim McGurrin
• 9 Hemolymphatic system - Darren Wood; Sonya Keller
• 10 Nervous system - Siobhan McAuliffe; Nathan Slovis
• 11 Eyes - Heather Gray
• 12 Skin - Reginald Pascoe
• 13 Wound management and infections of synovial structures - Antonio Cruz; Graham Munroe
• 14 The foal - Sarah Stoneham; Graham Munroe
• 15 Behavioral problems - Katherine Houpt
• Further reading