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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791048703321

Autore

Lin HuiChu <1958->

Titolo

Farm animal anesthesia : cattle, small ruminants, camelids, and pigs / / edited by HuiChu Lin and Paul Walz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ames, Iowa : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-118-47437-6

1-118-88670-4

1-118-47436-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (294 p.)

Disciplina

636.089/796

Soggetti

Animal anesthesia

Pain in animals - Treatment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preanesthetic considerations / HuiChu Lin -- Commonly used preanesthetics / HuiChu Lin -- Standing sedation and chemical restraint / HuiChu Lin -- Injectable anesthetics and field anesthesia / HuiChu Lin -- Inhalation anesthesia / HuiChu Lin -- Perioperative monitoring and management of complications / HuiChu Lin -- Local and regional anesthetic techniques / Misty A. Edmondson -- Anesthetic management of special procedures / Paul Walz and Benjamin Newcomer -- Pain management for farm animals / HuiChu Lin -- Fluid therapy / Paul Walz -- Regulation and legal considerations of anesthetics and analgesics used in food producing animals / Thomas Passler -- Euthanasia of farm animals / Thomas Passler.

Sommario/riassunto

Farm Animal Anesthesia: Cattle, Small Ruminants, Camelids, and Pigs presents practical guidance on using anesthetic and analgesic drugs to prevent pain caused by surgery or disease.  This cohesive resource offers complete coverage of anesthetics and anesthetic techniques in farm animals with a focus on practical applications.  Providing thorough information on pain management and residues, the book also covers specific techniques for common surgical procedures and considerations



for animals with pathophysiological conditions.  The book includes chapters on preanesthetic consider