Veterinary Techniques in Llamas and AlpacasPractical resource for how-to information on performing hands-on procedures in llamas and alpacas, with step-by-step descriptions, photographs, and practice tips.Thoroughly revised to reflect new techniques, knowledge, and research, the Second Edition of Veterinary Techniques in Llamas and Alpacas provides practical step-by-step descriptions of techniques ranging from routine to not-so-com...

**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in Veterinary Medicine**Designed for the mixed practice large animal veterinarian, veterinary students, and camelid caretakers alike, Llama and Alpaca Care covers all major body systems, herd health, physical examination, nutrition, reproduction, surgery, anesthesia, and multisystem diseases of llamas and alpacas. Written by world-renowned camelid specialists and experts in the field, this comprehensive and uniquely global text offers quick access t...

Wilbur Longdinger was just a number-crunching nerd. But when fired unexpectedly, he seizes the opportunity to rob his former boss's house. Little does he know, this act will set in motion the most bizarre and dangerous weekend of his life. This tale of murder and romance will keep you guessing at every turn, as you fall in love with the nerd who wouldn't play nice.

Written by leading food animal researchers, practitioners, and educators, this comprehensive guide provides quick access to the latest medical and surgical interventions for cattle, sheep, and goats. The concise, quick-reference format and logical body systems organization make it ideal for use in both the clinical setting and the field. You'll easily locate key information on preventing, treating, and managing disease in food animals, as well as expert insights on improving outcomes for i...

Ten years ago, Johnny Chesler's parents were killed under mysterious circumstances. Today, Johnny and everyone he cares about are in terrible danger. Something has returned from beyond the grave, and it cannot be stopped. It knows who Johnny's friends are. It knows the girl Johnny is in love with.And it wants Johnny himself to be the one to kill them.

A kidnapping ends in a brutal murder, and the ransom money has disappeared. The kidnapper is acquitted due to lack of evidence, but he's not done. He has kidnapped the fiancee of Jake Skinner, who he thinks has the money. But Jake doesn't have it. Over the course of a night, Jake and his friend Adam Keane must track down the missing ransom money, or the woman he loves will die.

This issue focuses on the latest treatment options concerning bovine orthopedic conditions. Topics covered include: external fixation devices, orthotics and prosthetics, coxofemoral disease, septic arthritis, splints and casts, stifle disorders, internal fixation, diseases of the tendon, imaging techniques, and more!

This issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice focuses on Bovine Surgery. Article topics include: Local, regional, and spinal anesthesia in ruminants; Field sedation and anesthesia of ruminants; Respiratory Surgery; Surgery of the sinuses and eyes; Surgical procedures of the forestomachs; Surgical Management of Abomasal disease; Intestinal surgery; Surgery of the Umbilicus and Related Structures; Female reproductive surgery; Male reproductive surgery; Surgical mana...

** Now a major TV series on Channel 5 **Now settled into the sleepy Yorkshire village of Darrowby, and married to Helen the farmer’s daughter, James Herriot thinks he’s finally got himself sorted. But life as a vet in the 1930s was never going to be easy. Quite aside from his unpredictable colleagues, brothers Siegfried and Tristan Farnon, he must contend with new-fangled medical techniques, delivering calves after far too much home-made wine, and a grudge-holding ...

The New York Times– bestseller from a Yorkshire veterinarian whose beloved books have sold over eighty million copies worldwide. The basis for the classic BBC and PBS Masterpiece series.In the rolling dales of Yorkshire, a simple, rural region of northern England, a young veterinarian from Sunderland joins a new practice. A stranger in a strange land, he must quickly learn the odd dialect and humorous ways of the locals, ...

The #1 New York Times –bestselling author of All Creatures Great and Small reflects on the rewards of training the next generation of veterinarians. Herriot's personal stories are the basis for the classic BBC and beloved PBS Masterpiece shows.As an aging James Herriot begins to see more house pets than livestock, the challenge of treating animals—and reassuring their owners—pr...

Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska return to investigate the death of a Jane Doe in this short story from #1 New York Times bestseller Tami Hoag.New Year’s Day is a time for new beginnings, but Minneapolis homicide detectives Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska are focused on endings: specifically, the tragic end of their latest murder victim, an unidentified young woman discovered on the side of the freeway. Believed to be the victim of a serial killer, Kovac and Liska are ...