Sheep and goats are farmed worldwide for meat, milk, skins and wool. With an accessible structure designed for use in the field, this book provides a general veterinary guide to treating common conditions in these animals. It addresses veterinary medicines and their uses, on-site surgery, equipment, normal values and vital signs, vaccination, nutrition, dental treatment, poisoning and dermatology. Worldwide disease conditions are also covered in detail, with a particular focus on the welfare of the animal and economic reality 340 p.

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• Graham R. Duncanson, BVSc, MSc (VetGP), DProf, FRCVS, Equine and Farm Animal Practitioner. Private Veterinary Practice, UK.
  
   
• Publication date (print & electronic format): 2012-04.