Vet eBooks | Veterinary Books PDF Library (2024)

By Balasubramanian Senthilkumaran

Sexual Plasticity and Gametogenesis in Fishes PDF. Sex determination, differentiation and gamete maturation are well organized molecular events in vertebrates. In vertebrates, sex determination and differentiation are two important events in the development of gonads (testis or ovary). Sex determination is the genetic (sex chromosomes) or environmental process by which the sex (male or female) of an individual is established. During embryonic development, primordial germ cells migrate from the site of origin to the gonadal primordia where they differentiate along with somatic cells and finally form the indifferent/bipotential gonads. Depending on the action of various factors the bipotential gonads give rise to either testis or ovaries. In most vertebrates, excluding fishes and some amphibians, the event of sex determination is controlled genetically and later the progression of gonadal development is controlled by hormones and other factors. Interestingly, these processes in fishes are controlled not only genetically but also through hormones or environmental factors. These characteristics make fish the champions of sex reversal and serve as excellent animal models to precisely understand sexual development. The next interesting aspect is meiotic maturation which is essentially mediated by gonadotropins and progesterone metabolites to trigger final gamete maturation in fishes which is different from mammals. The novel aspects pertaining to gamete maturation has been studied in great detail in fish which depicts precise regulatory events of gamete maturation.

Read more: Clinical Guide to Fish Medicine

An up-to-date account of current clinical practice in equine cardiology covering:

• recent developments in research and practice
• problem-orientated approaches helpful to both general and specialist practitioners
• clinical management of specific groups from foals and racehorses to geriatric patients
• cardiac problems related to exercise, anaesthesia and intensive care

Read more: ECG Interpretation in Equine Practice

By Laura Benko

The Holistic Dog: Inside the Canine Mind, Body, Spirit, Space PDF. People love their pets—especially their dogs. They treat them as children, as part of the family. They want to do everything they can for them, including making them feel loved, welcomed, and appreciated around the house. By delving into dogs’ worlds holistically through their mind, body, spirit, and space, The Holistic Dog delivers a thorough understanding of our canine friends. The mind portion covers their habits and personalities. The body addresses their breeds and physical characteristics. Spirit represents the dogs’ dispositions and the many ways they enhance the home atmosphere. Space captures the dogs’ connections to the beauty of the unique environments they call home.

Lifestyle expert Laura Benko interviews various holistic care practitioners such as holistic veterinarians, a canine masseuse, a canine behaviorist, an animal communicator, and more. Photographs and step-by-step instructions enable readers to gain helpful tips and insights into holistic pet care and teach readers how to implement them on their own dogs. From pug to greyhound, purebred to winning mix, these dogs jump off the pages of The Holistic Dog and into our laps, warming our hearts with their charming stories by Benko and photographs by Susan Fisher Plotner, inviting us into their spaces, and introducing us to the trajectory of holistic pet care.

Read more: Stress and Pheromonatherapy in Small Animal Clinical Behaviour

By Piero Bianchi

The Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Living with Your Dog PDF. How to welcome a new puppy, choose the right breed, keep your dog fit, and more!

Deciding to have a dog live under the same roof and share our house and our life entails a series of important assessments, including understanding the canine world. Getting a puppy is a big decision, so this book aims to help you learn about their needs as they grow. Learn important skills and knowledge about dogs that will better prepare you and make your dog happy, such as how to:

• Choose the most suitable dog for your personality
• Understand the difference between buying or adopting
• Improve canine physical fitness
• Assess behavioral traits
• And much, much more

This is only a snippet of what you will find in this book. All of these skills have been elaborated by an animal care expert, which is accompanied with a good deal of useful advice that will help you understand our four legged friend and make it grow healthy. In this book you will find everything you need to know in order to be the well informed owner of a happy and healthy dog.

Read more: Diagnosis of Lameness in Dogs

By Scott Haskell and Teresa Anttila

• This text grew out of a definitive need for a quick differential diagnosis and formulary text for small ruminant species.
• A very organized differential diagnosis/formulary for ovines, camelids, cervidae and caprines.
• Covers diagnosis and treatment of diseases in ruminants.
• Has special emphasis on nutritionally-induced diseases and veterinary drugs.

Read more: Improving Rumen Function

By Charles H. Wick, David A. Wick

Microbial Diversity in Honeybees PDF. Honeybees are an important link in our food chain because they are major pollinators of food crops. In recent years, honeybee populations have declined precipitously perhaps due to changes in their microbiome. This book describes and identifies the bee microbiome using a proteomics technology. Chapters include the detection and identification of microbes found in honeybees collected around the United States. This book contains new data and illustrates the rich diversity of microbes as collected by honeybees. It is a must read for everyone concerned about the honeybee and working in the industry.

Read more: Honeybees, Foraging Behavior, Reproductive Biology and Diseases

By Alan F. Dixson

Mammalian Sexuality: The Act of Mating and the Evolution of Reproduction PDF. There are more than 6000 species belonging to twenty-seven orders in the Class Mammalia. Comparative studies of this diverse and magnificent array of extant species provide valuable opportunities to formulate and test hypotheses concerning the evolution of reproduction. This is the first book to explore, in depth and breadth, the complex interrelationships that exist between patterns of mating behaviour and the evolution of mammalian reproductive anatomy and physiology. It focuses upon the role that copulatory and post-copulatory sexual selection have played during the evolution of the monotremes, marsupials and placental mammals, and examines the effects of sperm competition and cryptic female choice upon coevolution of the genitalia in the two sexes. In addition, due weight is also given to discussions of the modes of life of mammals, and to the roles played by natural selection and phylogeny in determining their reproductive traits.

• Provides a clear and comprehensive account of how sexual selection has influenced the evolution of the male reproductive system, including penile morphology, spermatogenesis, sperm morphology and energetics, and the phylogenetic distribution and functions of the accessary reproductive glands
• Examines in detail the various ways in which copulatory courtship and cryptic female choice affect sperm transport, survival and storage within the female reproductive tract
• Contains the largest data set yet assembled on patterns of mammalian mating behaviour, thus making possible a detailed discussion of the role played phylogeny, modes of life, and sexual selection in moulding copulatory patterns in mammals

Read more: Genomic Selection in Animals