The story of veterinary medicine is a story of the human-animal bond and of a very special kind of doctor who works at that interface. It is a story of science, of professionalism, of practical experience. In Texas--with the longest international boundary of any state, with a larger and more diverse animal population than most, and with one of the highest per capita level of pet ownership--the challenges and opportunities have been especially great. Whether dosing a herd of three-hundred-pound calves with oral medication or treating a baboon in a local zoo for a ruptured disk, the veterinarian must rely on professional training. Such training has been available in Texas since 1888, when Dr. Mark Francis, eventually one of the most distinguished practitioners in the United States, became head of the fledgling program at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Francis quickly established research and public health activities as companions to teaching at the school. To forge a working network and maintain standards, the state's veterinarians in 1903 formed the Texas Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA). From international campaigns to eradicate foot-and-mouth disease to ultra-sound applications for military working dogs and the examination of space-flight chimpanzees, the veterinary medicine profession in Texas has faced and met many challenges. It has expanded to practice medicine for the exotics imported into the state and to provide care for the companion animals increasingly bringing comfort to the elderly and disabled. Working from the archives of the TVMA and of Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine, the authors have recorded the history of the profession and its organizational arm in Texas. They have set it in the context of the national profession and of larger events in the society. Veterinary medicine, like human medicine, has undergone enormous change in the past century; this book tells the story of that change.

Lehrkrafte setzen Hunde im Unterricht ein, um die soziale Inklusion zu foerdern. Doch welchen Einfluss hat tiergestutzte Padagogik auf die sozialen Strukturen in Schulklassen? Wie lassen sich diese Einflusse erklaren und welche Schlussfolgerungen koennen fur die Foerderung von sozialer Inklusion abgeleitet werden? Diese Fragen werden mit einer der ersten empirischen Erhebungen zu Auswirkungen tiergestutzter Padagogik auf die soziale Partizipation von Schuler*innen beantwortet. Der Einfluss von Schulhunden wird gezielt hinsichtlich des Wohlbefindens, der Arbeitsatmosphare und sozialer Beziehungen zwischen den Lernenden, aber auch zwischen Klasse und Lehrkraft erhoben. Die Analyse der Ergebnisse zeigt: Mithilfe von tiergestutzter Padagogik werden soziale Strukturen positiv beeinflusst und Teilhabemoeglichkeiten geschaffen. Vor dem Hintergrund padagogischer und soziologischer Theorien werden die Ergebnisse interpretiert und erklart. Leser*innen erhalten praktische Hinweise fur die Foerderung sozialer und emotionaler Entwicklung von Kindern und Jugendlichen sowie fur die Vermittlung inklusiver Werte und die Beziehungsgestaltung.

In lively fashion Mr. Gattinger records the development of the Ontario Veterinary College, the oldest continuously operating veterinary school in this hemisphere. Viewing its history from the perspective of today, he sees the College and the profession it serves moving in response to the times, from a discipline centred mainly on the study of equine diseases to a highly specialized field of endeavour contributing to the research and technological advances of the modern age. Under its five principals the College has in each era of its history been the training-ground of experts in an important aspect of the agricultural industry, and its adaptation to changing conditions and to the personalities of its successive leaders, in Mr. Gattinger's view, makes it a striking example of the theory put forward by Professor Toynbee of growth through challenge and response. In celebrating its hundredth anniversary the College thus pays tribute to its founders and to the several generations of teachers and research workers who have served it.

Dairy Cattle Welfare in Practice takes a very practical approach, first outlining what welfare is, using the Five Freedoms as a baseline before making the business case for good welfare. It demonstrates how poor welfare can lead to economic losses and using case studies to show how welfare improvements have led to increased productivity. Assessing animal welfare on the farm is also covered and practical strategies for improving welfare on the farm are provided.

This practical accompaniment to the more theoretical BSAVA Textbook of Veterinary Nursing, Fourth Edition ('Jones's') has been completely revised to reflect to the advances in veterinary nursing. The layout lends itself to ease of use in day-to-day practice and provides useful information for many situations. It will help any nurse to make improvements in their daily nursing of animals and the care and service they provide to their owners.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfangen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind. Der Verlag stellt mit diesem Archiv Quellen fur die historische wie auch die disziplingeschichtliche Forschung zur Verfugung, die jeweils im historischen Kontext betrachtet werden mussen. Dieser Titel erschien in der Zeit vor 1945 und wird daher in seiner zeittypischen politisch-ideologischen Ausrichtung vom Verlag nicht beworben.

Carolin Hoehlein untersucht vor dem Hintergrund steigender Antibiotikaresistenzen und der damit verbundenen Notwendigkeit der Reduktion der Einsatzmengen nationale veterinarmedizinische Minimierungskonzepte und pruft deren potentielle Treffsicherheit sowie auftretende Nebenwirkungen. Schwerpunkt ihrer Analyse gilt dem in Deutschland verankerten Steuerungsansatz und der 16. Novellierung des Arzneimittelgesetzes (16. AMG Novelle) im Rahmen der Deutschen Antibiotika-Resistenzstrategie (DART). Untersucht werden gleichsam die in Danemark und den Niederlanden erlassenen Steuerungsansatze. Dabei wird deutlich, dass tiergesundheitliche Aspekte starker als bisher bei der Entwicklung weiterer Policies mit berucksichtigt werden mussen.

"Cancer Chemotherapy for the Veterinary Health Team" is a clinically relevant and practical manual designed as a guide for the safe and effective administration of cancer chemotherapy. Coverage includes patient assessment, chemotherapy equipment, drug preparation, safety considerations, handling, administration, waste disposal, and management of chemotherapy side effects. An alphabetical listing of common chemotherapy agents offers information on their uses, indications, and toxicities, as well as administration guidelines for methods, routes, and speeds.

With background information for effectively communicating with clients, including coverage of veterinary cancer surgery and radiation therapy, the book provides specific strategies that address the challenging emotional issues surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in pets. With particular insight into the technician's role, "Cancer Chemotherapy for the Veterinary Health Team" is a must-have reference for any practice offering chemotherapy.

Die Anwendung von antibakteriell wirksamen Substanzen in der Veterinarmedizin erfolgt zum einen aus Grunden des Verbraucherschutzes, zum anderen zur Erhaltung der Tiergesundheit. Gleichzeitig fuhrt jeder Einsatz von Antibiotika zur Selektion von bereits bestehenden Resistenzen, auch wird das Entstehen neuer Resistenzmechanismen begunstigt. Aus diesen Grunden mussen nachhaltig wirksame Managementmassnahmen ergriffen werden, um den Eintrag von resistenten Bakterien insbesondere durch Lebensmittel liefernden Tiere in die menschliche Nahrungskette moeglichst gering zu halten bzw. zu vermeiden. Zur Beurteilung der aktuellen Resistenzsituation und -entwicklung ist die Erhebung valider Empfindlichkeitsdaten fur tierpathogene Bakterien erforderlich. Das Bundesamt fur Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit (BVL) erhebt diese Daten im Rahmen des Nationalen Resistenzmonitorings seit 2001. Diese Daten ermoeglichen es, koordinierende Massnahmen zu ergreifen und Entscheidungshilfen zur kalkulierten Therapie zu geben.

Die Haftung des Tierarztes gewinnt zunehmend an Bedeutung. Die vorliegende Arbeit nimmt diese Entwicklung zum Anlass, die zivilrechtliche Verantwortlichkeit von Veterinaren grundlegend zu betrachten. Nach einem UEberblick uber die historische Entwicklung werden zunachst die Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede zur Haftung des Humanmediziners analysiert. Anschliessend befasst sich die Arbeit mit den in Betracht kommenden Anspruchsgrundlagen, wobei auch die im Kontext der Kaufuntersuchung relevante Frage der Haftung gegenuber Dritten beleuchtet wird. Aufbauend darauf widmet sich die Untersuchung sodann den Pflichten und Haftungsgrunden wahrend der tierarztlichen Behandlung, der Aufklarung sowie der Durchfuhrung von Kaufuntersuchungen. Stets wird dabei die Rechtsprechung berucksichtigt und kritisch bewertet. Die Arbeit schliesst mit einer umfassenden Darstellung zivilprozessualer Fragen, welche fur die Durchsetzung von Haftungsanspruchen von entscheidender Bedeutung sind.

Die Anwendung von antibakteriell wirksamen Substanzen in der Veterinarmedizin erfolgt zum einen aus Grunden des Verbraucherschutzes, zum anderen zur Erhaltung der Tiergesundheit. Gleichzeitig fuhrt jeder Einsatz von Antibiotika zur Selektion von bereits bestehenden Resistenzen, auch wird das Entstehen neuer Resistenzmechanismen begunstigt.

Aus diesen Grunden mussen nachhaltig wirksame Managementmassnahmen ergriffen werden, um den Eintrag von resistenten Bakterien insbesondere durch Lebensmittel liefernden Tiere in die menschliche Nahrungskette moglichst gering zu halten bzw. zu vermeiden. Zur Beurteilung der aktuellen Resistenzsituation und entwicklung ist die Erhebung valider Empfindlichkeitsdaten fur tierpathogene Bakterien erforderlich. Das Bundesamt fur Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit (BVL) erhebt diese Daten im Rahmen des Nationalen Resistenzmonitorings (GERM-Vet) seit 2001. Diese Daten ermoglichen es, koordinierende Massnahmen zu ergreifen und Entscheidungshilfen zur kalkulierten Therapie zu geben."

Jede Gabe von Antibiotika an Tiere foerdert die Selektion bestehender Resistenzen und die Entwicklung neuer. Damit keine oder moeglichst wenig resistente Keime in die menschliche Nahrungskette gelangen, braucht es Strategien. Der umfassende Bericht uber Antibiotikaresistenzen bei klinisch wichtigen tierpathogenen Bakterien bildet dabei die Grundlage zur Entwicklung nachhaltig wirksamer Managementmassnahmen. Die vom Bundesamt fur Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit erhobenen Daten ermoeglichen bundesweit koordinierte Vorgehensweisen.

Die Publikation des deutschen Bundesamtes fur Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit (BVL) berichtet uber die gesundheitliche Bewertung pharmakologisch wirksamer Substanzen, die Lebensmittelsicherheit bei Tierarzneimittel-Ruckstanden, uber die internationale Tierarzneimittel-Richtlinie VICH GL 43 sowie die Beurteilung und Uberwachung der Resistenzsituation. Weitere Berichte zu Tierarzneimitteln, Pflanzenschutzmitteln, zur Lebensmittelsicherheit, zum wirtschaftlichen Verbraucherschutz und aus den Referenzlaboratorien des BVL sind verfugbar.

Using a practical approach, the Manual of Veterinary Transfusion Medicine and Blood Banking provides veterinary practitioners with evidence-based guidelines to refer to at the clinical practice level. * Provides evidence-based information on transfusion medicine and blood banking practices * Presents sections on recipient screening, donor selection, blood collection and storage, and how to meet blood product demands * Includes useful protocols for transfusions and blood banking relevant to clinical practice * Incorporates the balanced perspectives of veterinarians and veterinary technicians * Contains information pertaining to large, small, and exotic animals

Das Lebensmittelmonitoring ist ein gemeinsam von Bund und LAndern durchgefA1/4hrtes Untersuchungsprogramm, das die amtliche LebensmittelA1/4berwachung der BundeslAnder ergAnzt. WAhrend die LebensmittelA1/4berwachung vor allem durch verdachts- und risikoorientierte Untersuchungen die Einhaltung lebensmittelrechtlicher Vorschriften kontrolliert, ist das Lebensmittelmonitoring ein System wiederholter reprAsentativer Messungen und Bewertungen von Gehalten an unerwA1/4nschten Stoffen wie Pflanzenschutzmitteln, Schwermetallen und anderen Kontaminanten in und auf Lebensmitteln. Mit Hilfe des Lebensmittelmonitorings kAnnen mAgliche gesundheitliche Risiken fA1/4r die Verbraucher erkannt und abgestellt werden.

Discover the charms and challenges of working at Scotland's most northerly mainland veterinary practice. From performing farm animal caesarean sections at all hours to missing special occasions in order to treat much loved family pets in crisis, no two days in the work of vet Guy Gordon and his team are ever the same. Based in Thurso, northern Scotland, the small group of vets and their supporting staff cover a vast area of more than one thousand square miles. The expansive, wild and rural landscape in which they operate brings a huge variety of work depending on the season, with the delivery of newborn lambs and calves in the spring, and the arrival of seal pups to the northern Scottish coast starting in the autumn months. The Highland Vet shows what working in one of Britain's most beautiful and remote locations really involves. Inside, Guy and his team share the highs and lows, ups and downs and ins and outs of their daily work throughout the course of a year, making this a truly magical celebration of Scotland's northern Highlands, as well as the animals and people who call the region home.

This book explores America's family farms today. Farmers face many challenges like making daily decisions on when to plow, till, plant, fertilise, and harvest, or management decisions involving their sizeable assets, numerous employees, a multitude of rules and regulations and a market place that changes every day. In addition to these challenges, competition from foreign markets, environmental concerns, low prices and many global factors also make the future uncertain. We are at a critical stage in planning for the future of agriculture; recruiting and training the next generation of farmers and ensuring farms will continue to be viable, healthy operations. Every family owned business has to deal with transitions, but it seems to be reaching crisis proportions in agriculture.

The catalog provides information on the type of material of 75 valid species of the genus "Aphytis" Howard (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) in the collection of the Entomology Research Museum, University of California, Riverside. 7,390 specimens were remounted from Hoyer's medium into Canada balsam, including 309 primary types, 2,473 secondary types, and 4,608 non-type specimens. Lectotypes are designated for 11 species.

The purpose of this volume is to encourage and facilitate focused research and provide a forum for scholarly exchange about the status of Mayfly and Stonefly science. Professor John Brittain, whose research is focused on freshwater entomology, especially egg development and life cycle strategies of Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera, presents a chapter reflecting on the quality of mayflies as good indicators of global warming and the quality of streams and lakes. Professor Emeritus Andrew Sheldon, whose interests have encompassed community and population ecology of aquatic animals over a span of more than 40 years, especially insects and fishes, explores topics of Scale and Hierarchy and the Ecology of "Plecoptera, " discussing how studies emphasizing scale and perspective reveal importance of stoneflies to ecosystems. Other topics cover a broad base of disciplines including morphology, physiology, phylogeny, taxonomy, ecology and conservation. The chapters have been compiled into three sections for this volume: Ecology, Zoogeography and Systematics.

"It's 2:47 a.m. when Dr. Nick Trout takes the phone call that starts another hectic day at the Angell Animal Medical Center. Sage, a ten-year old German shepherd, will die without emergency surgery for a serious stomach condition. Over the next twenty-four hours Dr. Trout fights for Sage's life, battles disease in the operating room, unravels tricky diagnoses, reassures frantic pet parents, and reflects on the humor, heartache, and inspiration in his life as an animal surgeon. And he wants to take you along for the ride....
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From the front lines of modern medicine, "Tell Me Where It Hurts" is a fascinating insider portrait of a veterinarian, his furry patients, and the blend of old-fashioned instincts and cutting-edge technology that defines pet care in the twenty-first century. For anyone who's ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at your veterinarian's office, "Tell Me Where It Hurts" offers a vicarious journey through twenty-four intimate, eye-opening, heartrending hours at the premier Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston.
You'll learn about the amazing progress of modern animal medicine, where organ transplants, joint replacements, and state-of-the-art cancer treatments have become more and more common. With these technological advances come controversies and complexities that Dr. Trout thoughtfully explores, such as how long (and at what cost) treatments should be given, how the Internet has changed pet care, and the rise in cosmetic surgery.
You'll also be inspired by the heartwarming stories of struggle and survival filling these pages. With a wry and winning tone, Dr. Trout offers up hilarious and delightful anecdotes about cuddly (or not-so-cuddly) pets and their variously zany, desperate, and demanding owners. In total, "Tell Me Where It Hurts" offers a fascinating portrait of the comedy and drama, complexities and rewards involved with loving and healing animals.
Part "ER," part "Dog Whisperer," and part "House," this heartfelt and candid book shows that while the technology has changed since James Herriot's day, the humanity and compassion remains unchanged. If you've ever had a pet or special place in your heart for furry friends, Dr. Trout's irresistible book is for you.

The trouble with lions is that while you are conducting a pregnancy test, you need to be equally, if not more, aware of what you can learn from the lion's other end. That is one lesson that Jerry Haigh brings home in this fascinating collection of stories about working with wild animals in Africa. Conversational in tone, conservational in theme--you will be right beside Jerry, wife Jo, and a colourful cast of vets, guides, and wardens as they scour Africa's sprawling vistas "troubleshooting" lions, rhinos, humans, and other indigenous mammals. Conservationists, veterinarians, and fans of real-life adventure tales will want to keep this memoir handy on the dashboards of their Land Cruisers.

Written with passion for anyone interested in seeing an end to the illegal trade in elephant ivory and rhino horn, this book shows how, by working together, people all over the world who care about these animals are gradually bringing about change for the better. It takes an overview of how the current situation came to pass by exploring poaching and its devastating consequences and the pivotal role of organized crime. The discussion of how matters are starting to improve covers the investigation and monitoring of ivory markets, sustainable uses and the key role of local communities.Enforcement of the law is vital in this story. Enter the enforcers, the technology they use to defeat the poachers and the evidence they require to prosecute offenders. Cases, some deeply shocking, are included, as well as a number of fascinating case studies, while the exploits of organized crime gangs make lively, as well as disturbing reading. Throughout the message is clear. We can and must save these animals from extinction.

When Dr. Cyrus Mills returned home after inheriting his estranged father's veterinary practice, The Bedside Manor for Sick Animals, the last thing he wanted was to stay in Eden Falls, Vermont, a moment longer than absolutely necessary. However, the previously reclusive veterinarian pathologist quickly found that he actually enjoyed treating animals and getting to know the eccentric residents of the tiny provincial town-especially an alluring waitress named Amy. So Cyrus is now determined to make Bedside Manor thrive. Not an easy goal, given that Healthy Paws, the national veterinary chain across town, will stop at nothing to crush its mom-and-pop competitor. And the rival vet practice isn't Cyrus's only competition; a handsome stranger shows up out of nowhere who clearly has a mysterious past with Amy. To top it off, Cyrus finds himself both the guardian of a very unique orphaned dog and smack in the middle of serious small town drama. This charming sequel to The Patron Saint of Lost Dogs is a wild and delightful ride through one jam- packed week, where Cyrus must figure out how to outsmart the evil veterinary conglomerate, win back Amy's heart, solve several tricky veterinary cases, find a home for an orphaned dog, and detangle himself from an absurd case of mistaken identity. DOG GONE, BACK SOON brims with Nick Trout's trademark humor, charm, and captivating animal stories, and is proof that all dogs, lost or not, on four feet or two, deserve a second chance.