The authors
A. David Weaver, BSc, Dr med vet, PhD, FRCVS, Dr hc (Warsaw), is Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri's College of Veterinary Medicine in Columbia, Missouri, USA and formerly of the University of Glasgow, UK.

Owen Atkinson, BVSc, CertCHP, DCHP, RCVS Recognised Specialist, is Owner, Founder, and Director of Dairy Veterinary Consultancy Ltd, UK.

Guy St. Jean, DMV, MS, Dipl ACVS, is Professor of Surgery and Former Head in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at Ross University, St. Kitts, West Indies.

Adrian Steiner, Dr med vet, FVH, MS, Dr habil, Dipl ECVS, Dipl ECBHM, is Professor and Head at the Clinic for Ruminants, Vetsuisse-Faculty, University of Bern, Switzerland.

Preface vii

Acknowledgements ix

About the Companion Website xi

1 General considerations and anaesthesia 1

2 Fluid and supportive therapy 53

3 Diagnostic techniques and procedures 73

4 Head and neck surgery 90

5 Abdominal surgery 118

6 Female urinogenital surgery 187

7 Teat surgery 211

8 Male urinogenital surgery 226

9 Musculoskeletal conditions and lameness 267

Appendix 351

1 Further Reading 351

2 Abbreviations 352

3 Conversion factors for old and SI units 354

Index 355