Veterinary Treatment of Llamas and Alpacas

by Graham R. Duncanson

Overview

Llamas and alpacas are a globally expanding area of interest in the farming world, and in the UK alone now number over 50,000. As such, there is an urgent need to provide up-to-date, specific information on these animals. Kept as pets, stud animals, livestock guardians, and farmed for fiber and meat, national herds continue to grow and are an increasingly frequent presentation for large animal vets. This book provides practical, everyday veterinary advice on common conditions and surgical procedures. This new edition:

• Covers basic husbandry, nutrition, examination, vaccines, analgesia, anaesthesia, dermatology, and poisons;
• Expands on previous zoonotic disease coverage, as well as other key issues such as biosecurity, handling, and management of these animals;
• Updates advice throughout, including changes to legislation and advances in new treatments, surgical techniques, and medicines.

With medical and surgical options arranged by body system for easy reference, this book is an important tool for any veterinarian to have at their disposal. It also provides an approachable and practical resource for students of veterinary medicine and animal production.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781800623552
Publisher:	CABI
Publication date:	08/15/2023
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Graham R. Duncanson is a farmer's son who qualified as a veterinary surgeon in 1966 at Bristol University. He spent eight years working in Kenya before returning to the UK, and has been a general practitioner in Norfolk ever since. He is a passionate traveller and has taught and worked throughout the world. He has completed a doctorate on an investigation of the difficulties faced by practitioner researchers in publication, and is a regular writer in veterinary journals and other publications. He is currently an Equine and Farm Animal Practitioner at Westover Veterinary Centre, UK.

Table of Contents

1. Animal Husbandry
2. Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases
3. Examination
4. Sample Taking and Simple Diagnostic Tests
5. Veterinary Equipment
6. Veterinary Medicines
7. Vaccines
8. Sedation, Analgesia, Anaesthesia and Euthanasia
9. Medicine and Surgery of the Gastro-enteric System
10. Medicine and Surgery of the Respiratory and Circulatory Systems
11. Medicine and Surgery of the Urino-genital System
12. Medicine and Surgery of the Neurological System
13. Medicine and Surgery of the Locomotory System
14. Skin Conditions
15. Cause of Sudden Death and Post Mortem Technique
16. Poisons
17. Zoonotic Diseases