Comparative Veterinary Anatomy

The book covers the applied anatomy of dogs, cats, horses, cows and other farm animals, with a short section on avian/exotics, and with specific clinical anatomical topics.

The work improves the understanding of basic veterinary anatomy by making it relevant in the context of common clinical problems.

This book will serve as a single-source reference on the application of important anatomical structures in a clinical setting. Students, practitioners and specialists will find this information easy-to-use and well-illustrated, thus presenting an accurate representation of essential anatomical structures that relates to real-life clinical situations in veterinary medicine.

What is the content of "Comparative Veterinary Anatomy" ?

• Presents multiple species, garnering a broad audience of interest for veterinarians, specialists, professional students and undergraduate students majoring in the biological sciences
• Contains anatomically accurate color figures at the beginning of each different species section
• Focuses on clinically-oriented anatomy
• Correlates gross anatomy, radiology, ultrasound, CT, MRI and nuclear medicine in clinical case presentations

Who are the authors of "Comparative Veterinary Anatomy" ?

James A. Orsini  is course director of Clinical Pharmacology in the School of Veterinary Medicine and published extensively on equine pediatric surgery, antimicrobials, laminitis, gastric ulcers, pain and anti-inflammatory medications and related fields with more than 400 publications.

He is co-editor of Equine Emergencies: Treatment and Procedures, which is in its fourth edition and published in six languages. He serves on multiple regional and national charity boards and several editorial boards completing a stint as Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Techniques in Equine Practice and currently Associate Editor of Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. Dr. Orsini's current research interests are in understanding the pathophysiology of laminitis, prevention and improved treatments.

Nora S. Grenager is a specialist in internal medicine and has more than ten years of clinical experience. Dr. Grenager has written, edited, and authored books, peer-reviewed papers, and chapters, and has a real-world view of veterinary medicine as a clinical and academic professional.

Alexander de Lahunta : Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.

In the mid-1960s he organized and personally ran a consulting service for clinical neurology in the Teaching Hospital, as well as organized and taught a vertically oriented course in veterinary neuroanatomy and clinical neurology to first year students. For varying periods he has taught gross anatomy, embryology, applied anatomy and neuropathology.

Dr. de Lahunta also received the ACVIM Robert Kirk Award. Dr. Kirk was his teacher as a student and mentor as a faculty member.