{"product_id":"large-animal-clinical-procedures-for-veterinary-technicians","title":"Large Animal Clinical Procedures for Veterinary Technicians","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large Animal Clinical Procedures for Veterinary Technicians (Paperback, 720 pages) – Mosby, 2019. Language: English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eGain the skills you need to master the role of the veterinary technician in large animal care! Large Animal Clinical Procedures for Veterinary Technicians, 4th Edition teaches you how to set up, assist, and follow through on medical procedures and treatment regimens for large domestic animals. A comprehensive guide, this text not only defines the veterinary technician’s responsibilities in daily livestock care and hospital management, but includes separate sections on horses, cattle, sheep and goats, pigs, and llamas and alpacas - covering husbandry, clinical procedures, surgical procedures, and common diseases for each. This new edition includes information on safety and handling, livestock nutrition, vaccine scheduling, and diagnostic imaging, plus four new chapters with detailed care of poultry. Written by noted veterinary technician educator Kristin Holtgrew-Bohling, it is the ideal text for preparing for certification exams and everyday practice!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe most comprehensive large animal book specifically written for veterinary technician students\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA practical approach makes this text useful in classes and in clinical situations, so veterinary technicians, acting under instructions of veterinarians, can plan and follow through on procedures and treatment regimens for large animals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA focus on the veterinary technician’s responsibilities explains why and how a procedure is performed, and the roles that vet techs fill in preparing for, assisting in, and following up the procedure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoverage of the essential large animal-related tasks in the CVTEA Manual of Accreditation for Veterinary Technology Programsaddresses AVMA accreditation and prepares you to pass the Veterinary Technology National Exam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull-color photographs and line drawings show step-by-step procedures in areas such as restraint, bandaging, physical examination techniques, and diagnostic procedures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoverage of husbandry and breeds demonstrates how day-to-day housing and feeding affect the care of many large animal diseases, and helps you learn to provide quality client education\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA section on the livestock industry provides comprehensive coverage of safety and handling, reproduction, and nutrition, so you can better understand the practices, procedures, and decisions in large animal veterinary medicine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA section on llamas and alpacas helps you to understand the health and maintenance of these increasingly popular domestic animals ― in the U.S., there are more than 12,000 alpaca herds and 25,000 llama owners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProper medical terminology is included in a comprehensive glossary, facilitating effective communication with clients and with other professionals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearning features enhance your critical thinking and decision making with case studies, clinical applications, key terms, chapter outlines, learning objectives, and Technician Notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNEW! Tables on Temperature, Pulse, Respiration (TPR) data and vaccine schedules provide a quick, at-a-glance reference for important information\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNEW! Expanded regulatory information for livestock provides details on OCV vaccination, Health Certificate forms, Brucellosis and Tuberculosis testing, and Scrapies tags\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNEW! Four new chapters on Poultry provide detailed coverage of the breed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e  \n\n                                         Editorial Reviews                   Review   \u003cp\u003eEquip yourself for success with the essential text for large animal care\u003c\/p\u003e           About the Author   Kristin Holtgrew-Bohling has both academic and “real world” experience. She has been a veterinary technician educator for more than 10 years and she earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in the spring of 2014. Kristin is an experienced guest lecturer.                                           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