Cattle Surgery Operations

Bovine surgery aims to provide, within the covers of one book, much of the practical information available on cattle diseases and medical problems. Such an objective is admirable in sentiment but very difficult to achieve in practice. It involves the concentration of effort to gather surgery and medicine into one edition. For the present part it is hoped that what I have produced will not only be a source of information but, in many areas, it will be an enjoyable, educational read. It is hoped that it will be used as a working guide and that it will be of particular help to those at the ‘sharp end’ of the veterinary profession, i.e. in practice. . Surgery may only be carried out when the condition of the patient permits it. The correct decision may be difficult, for example in right-sided abomasal disease, severe dystocia and digital surgery. Economic considerations and farm facilities must also be evaluated in each potential case. Veterinarians require a sound knowledge of the principles of surgery in relation to animal diseases and health. This book written specifically for vets with basic principles explained through practical examples. The book highlights the importance of veterinary surgery in cattle herds and farms. This edition provides some guidelines on setting up a practice clinical examination for veterinarians predominantly in cattle practice. It provides an overview for the practitioner, with some practical information about the practice laboratory that is hard to find in standard texts. The book comprises 7 chapters: Surgical Considerations, Anesethia, Major Surgical Operations, Affection of the Udder, Surgery of the Urogenital System, Other Surgical Affections (Respiratory System, Hernias, Wounds of the Abdominal Wall, Stringhalt in cattle), Dehorning and Castration