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Title:
Veterinary science : a very short introduction / James Yeates.
Author:
Yeates, James, 1980- author.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.

©2018
Call Number:
SF745 .Y45 2018
Abstract:
Every year around the world veterinarians treat billions of animals, from house cats to racehorses to pythons. In this Very Short Introduction, James Yeates covers the long history of veterinary science, showing how it has developed over the past five centuries as our understanding of animals' fundamental biology, pathology, and pharmacology has grown. Considering the key roles of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention in animal health, he discusses recent challenges such as the outbreak of BSE, and antibiotic resistance. Finally, Yeates considers the future of the field, and the difficulties vets face in balancing the interests of owners and animals when they don't coincide.
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9780198790969
Series:
Very short introductions ; 554

Very short introductions ; 554.
Physical Description:
xviii, 141 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Contents:
1. All creatures great and small -- 2. Our families and other animals -- 3. Making illnesses better -- 4. Making lives better -- 5. Diseases across species -- 6. Global veterinary medicine -- Epilogue: the future of veterinary medicine.
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