The Merck Veterinary Manual (MVM) covers all domestic species and diseases in veterinary medicine worldwide. This completely revised and redesigned new edition of the veterinary classic uses a two–column format and color throughout for easy–to–read text and tables. Numerous color images enhance and illustrate the text. In addition to extensive revisions and updates, this edition includes a new section on public health and zoonoses, expanded coverage of fish and aquaculture, new chapters on backyard poultry, toxicologic workplace hazards, smoke inhalation, and updated chapters on additional numerous new and emerging topics in veterinary medicine.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Guide for Readers
Abbreviations and Symbols
Contributors
Circulatory System
Digestive System
Eye and Ear
Endocrine System
Generalized Conditions
Immune System
Integumentary System
Metabolic Disorders
Nervous System
Reproductive System
Respiratory System
Urinary System
Behavior
Clinical Pathology and Procedures
Emergency Medicine and Critical Care
Exotic and Laboratory Animals
Management and Nutrition
Public Health
Pharmacology
Poultry
Toxicology
Reference Guides
Index