Main description:

From Anemia to Zoonoses and everything in between, this landmark 50th Anniversary Edition of The Merck Veterinary Manual continues its legacy of top-notch veterinary instruction.
The Ninth Edition has been expanded by 400 pages, and includes additional information on new and emerging animal diseases, broadened chapters on emergency and critical care, plus many other added and revised chapters.
There is no comparable text that covers the same wide range, number of species and diversity of subject matter than the Merck Veterinary Manual. Hundreds of thousands of veterinarians worldwide have relied on its accuracy and relevance for 50 years.
The 50th Anniversary Edition of the most trusted resource in veterinary medicine has been extensively revised and updated and includes the latest discoveries, facts, and practices in animal health management.

Contents:

• Foreword v
• Guide for Readers vii
• Abbreviations and Symbols xi
• Contributors xv
• CIR Circulatory System 1
• DIG Digestive System 115
• EE Eye and Ear 393
• END Endocrine System 429
• GEN Generalized Conditions 471
• IMM Immune System 645
• ITG Integumentary System 665
• MET Metabolic Disorders 801
• MUS Musculoskeletal System 837
• NER Nervous System 977
• REP Reproductive System 1083
• RES Respiratory System 1167
• URN Urinary System 1249
• BEH Behavior 1289
• CPP Clinical Pathology and Procedures 1333
• EMG Emergency Medicine and Critical Care 1391
• EXL Exotic and Laboratory Animals 1443
• MGN Management and Nutrition 1671
• PHM Pharmacology 1935
• POU Poultry 2185
• TOX Toxicology 2337
• ZNS Zoonoses 2545
• REF Reference Guides 2581
• IND Index 2593