Description
This unique resource provides the most up-to-date, in-depth
coverage of the basic and clinical sciences required for management of
the equine athlete. The unique treatment of exercise physiology and
training within a clinical context, together with a detailed review of
all diseases affecting athletic horses, makes this the most
comprehensive text available. Provides a thorough grounding in the
basic physiology of each body system, and in particular the responses
of each body system to exercise and training. The internationally
renowned team of contributors has created the ultimate reference for
veterinarians, students, horse-owners, and all those involved in the
world of equine athletics.
Audience
Final year students, and equine practitioners, both specialist
surgeons and general practitioners. As with all our equine titles we
expect particularly strong sales to a secondary market of trainers,
breeders, and owners - possibly more than usual given the sports
perspective. Agencies responsible for the regulation of drugs,
medication, transportation, preventative medicine and quarantine of
horses will also find it indispensable.
Contents
Section 1: Integrative physiology and exercise testing
Chapter 1 Integrative physiology of exercise and importance to disorders
of the equine athlete
Chapter 2 Exercise testing in the laboratory
Chapter 3 Exercise testing in the field
Chapter 4 Approach to diagnosis
of poor performance
Section 2: Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 5 Muscle physiology: responses to exercise and training
Chapter
6 Muscle disorders of equine athletes
Chapter 7 Skeletal physiology: responses to exercise and training
Chapter 8 Tendon physiology:
responses to exercise and training
Chapter 9 Joint physiology: responses to exercise and training
Chapter 10 Imaging the musculoskeletal
system
Chapter 11 Arthroscopic examination and surgery
Chapter 12 Kinematics of the athletic horse
Chapter 13 Kinematics of Lameness
Chapter 14 Diagnosis of Lameness
Chapter 15 Distal limb: foot
Chapter 16 Distal limb: fetlock and pastern
Chapter 17 Metacarpus/metatarsus
Chapter 18 The carpus
Chapter 19 Tarsus and stifle
Chapter 20 Soft tissue injuries: tendonitis and desmitis
Chapter 21 Musculoskeletal
section: back and pelvis
Chapter 22 Prevention of orthopedic disease in athletic horses
Chapter 23 Pharmacotherapy of Joint and Tendon
Disease
Chapter 24 Neurological causes of gait abnormalities in athletic horses
Chapter 25 Physical Treatment
Section 3: Respiratory
System
Chapter 26 Upper airway function of normal horses during exercise
Chapter 27 Abnormalities of the upper airway.
Chapter
28. Lower airway function of normal horses: response to exercise and training.
Chapter 29 Non-infectious diseases of the lower respiratory
tract including EIPH
Chapter 30 Viral diseases of the respiratory tract of athletic horses
Chapter 31 Bacterial Infections of the respiratory
tract of athletic horses
Section 4: Cardiovascular
Chapter 32 Heart and vessels: function during exercise and response to training
Chapter 33 Diseases of the heart & vessels
Section 5: Metabolism and Nutrition
Chapter 34 Metabolic responses to exercise and
training
Chapter 35 Endocrine responses to exercise and training
Chapter 36 Nutritional management of the athletic horse
Chapter 37 Metabolic
diseases of athletic horses
Section 6: Fluids and Electrolytes
Chapter 38 Physiology of body fluids in the equine athlete
Chapter 39 Acid:base physiology during exercise and in response to training
Chapter 40 Abnormalities of body fluids and electrolytes
in athletic horses
Chapter 41 Heat strain and stress: diseases caused by inadequate thermoregulation
Section 7: Hematology and Immunology
Chapter 42 Hematalogic and serum biochemical responses to exercise and training
Chapter 43 Hematalogic and biochemical abnormalities
in athletic horses
Chapter 44 Abnormalities of the erythron
Chapter 45 Immunological responses to exercise and training
Section
8: Gastrointestinal
Chapter 46 Effects of exercise and training on hepatic and gastrointestinal function
Chapter 47 Oral and dental
disease
Chapter 48 Gastrointestinal diseases of performance horses
Section 9: Veterinary Management of the Performance Horse
Chapter 49 Thoroughbred racehorses
Chapter 50 Standardbred race horses
Chapter 51 Three Day Event Horses
Chapter 52 Endurance racehorses
Chapter 53 Polo ponies
Chapter 54 Western performance horses
Chapter 55 Hunter/jumper horses
Chapter 56 The older athletic horse
Chapter 57 Vaccination programs
Chapter 58 Parasite control for the athletic horse
Chapter 59 Anaesthesia of the equine athlete
Chapter
60 First aid
Chapter 61 Reproductive management
Chapter 62 Prepurchase examination of the athletic horse
Section 10: Transportation
Chapter 63 International movement of athletic horses – quarantine and regulatory controls
Chapter 64 Transport of horses
Section
11: Drug use in Performance Horses
Chapter 65 Detection of drug use in performance horses
Chapter 66 Drug effects on performance
Appendix on normal serum and biochemical values
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