Medicine and Surgery of South American Camelids, 2nd edition has been expanded to include new topics and some reference to Old World camels, along with llamas, alpacas, vicunas, and guanacos.

Medicine and Surgery of South American Camelids is the premier text/reference on South American camelids, covering:

• biology
• nutrition
• management
• care and handling
• diseases
• neonatal care and development
• toxicology
• congenital and hereditary conditions
• pertinent information about various body systems

Medicine and Surgery of South American Camelids also contains basic information about anatomy and physiology and relates that information to more complex systems and clinical procedures. This edition includes additional material on nutrition and forage grasses.

Contents

1. General biology and evolution
2. Feeding and nutrition
3. Restraint and handling
4. Clinical diagnosis: examination and procedures
5. Anesthesia
6. Surgery
7. Infectious diseases
8. Parasites
9. Multisystem disorders
10. Integumentary system
11. Musculoskeletal system
12. Respiratory system
13. Digestive system
14. Endocrine system
15. Hemic and lymphatic systems
16. Cardiovascular system
17. Reproduction
18. Urinary system
19. Organs of special sense
20. Nervous system
21. Neonatology
22. Congenital/hereditary conditions
23. toxicology
24. Conformation and gaits
25. Disaster and emergency management

Index

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