Equine sports medicine and surgery : basic and clinical sciences of the equine athlete /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh ; New York :
Saunders,
2004.
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Table of Contents:
- Section 1. Integrative physiology and exercise testing
- Integrative physiology of exercise
- Clinical exercise testing : evaluation of the poor performing athlete
- Exercise testing in the field
- Clinical exercise testing : overview of causes of poor performance
- Section 2. Musculoskeletal system
- Muscle physiology : responses to exercise and training
- Muscle disorders of equine athletes
- Skeletal physiology : responses to exercise and training
- Tendon and ligament physiology
- Joint physiology : responses to exercise and training
- Imaging of the musculoskeletal system in horses
- Arthroscopic examination and surgery
- Biomechanics of locomotion in the athletic horse
- Kinematics of lameness
- Diagnosis of lameness
- Diseases of the foot
- Distal limb : fetlock and pastern
- Metacarpus/metatarsus
- The carpus
- Tarsus and stifle
- Soft tissue injuries : tendinitis and desmitis
- Back and pelvis
- Prevention of orthopedic disease in athletic horses
- Pharmacotherapy of joint and tendon disease
- Neurologic causes of gait abnormalities in athletic horses
- Physical treatment of the equine athlete
- Section 3. Respiratory system
- Upper airway function of normal horses during exercise
- Abnormalities of the upper airway
- Lower airway function : responses to exercise and training
- Non-infectious diseases of the lower respiratory tract
- Viral respiratory disease in athletic horses
- Bacterial infections of the respiratory tract of athletic horses
- Section 4. Cardiovascular system
- Heart and vessels : function during exercise and response to training
- Diseases of the heart and vessels
- Section 5. Metabolism and nutrition
- Metabolic responses to exercise and training
- Endocrine alterations in the equine athlete
- Nutritional management of the equine athlete
- Metabolic diseases of athletic horses
- Body fluids and electrolytes : responses to exercise and training
- Acid-base physiology during exercise and in response to training
- Abnormalities of body fluids and electrolytes in athletic horses
- Thermoregulation and exercise-associated heat illnesses
- Section 7. Hematology and immunology
- Hematologic and serum biochemical responses to exercise and training
- Hematologic and biochemical abnormalities in athletic horses
- Abnormalities of the erythron
- Immunological responses to exercise and training
- Section 8. Gastrointestinal system
- Effects of exercise on gastrointestinal function
- Oral and dental disease
- Gastrointestinal diseases of performance horses
- Section 9. Veterinary management of the performance horse
- Veterinary aspects of racing and training Thoroughbred race horses
- Veterinary aspects of racing and training Standardbred race horses
- Veterinary aspects of competing and training three-day event and dressage horses
- Veterinary aspects of endurance riding
- Veterinary aspects of training and competing polo ponies
- Veterinary aspects of training Western performance horses
- Veterinary aspects of training hunter/jumper horses
- The older athletic horse
- General principles for the vaccination of equine athletes
- Parasite control for the athletic horse
- Anesthesia of the equine athlete
- Emergency procedures and first aid
- Reproductive management
- Examination of the equine athlete prior to purchase
- Section 10. Transportation
- International movement of athletic horses - quarantine and regulatory controls
- Transport of horses
- Section 11. Drug use in performance horses
- Detection of drug use in performance horses
- Drug effects on performance
- Appendix 1a. Reference ranges for red cell variables in athletic horses
- Appendix 1b. Reference ranges for the leukogram of athletic horses
- Appendix 2. Reference ranges for serum biochemical variables in athletic horses