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Title The equine acute abdomen / edited by Anthony T. Blikslager, DVM, PhD, DACVS, Professor of Equine Surgery and Gastroenterology, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Nathaniel A. White II, DVM, MS, DACVS, Professor Emeritus of Equine Surgery, Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Leesburg, Virginia, USA; James N. Moore, DVM, PhD, DACVS, Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor, Director, Educational Resources, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA; Tim S. Mair, BVSc, PhD, DEIM, DESTS, DECEIM, Assoc. ECVDI, FRCVS, Director, Bell Equine Veterinary Clinic, Mereworth, Kent, UK
Edition Third edition
Published Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Blackwell, 2017
©2017

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 890 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Contents Title Page ; Copyright Page; Contents; Editors; List of Contributors; Preface and Dedication; About the Companion Website; Part I Normal Anatomy and Physiology ; Chapter 1 Gross and Microscopic Anatomy of the Equine Gastrointestinal Tract; Introduction; Esophagus; Esophagus-Stomach Junction; Stomach; Small Intestine; Large Intestine; Liver; Spleen; Pancreas; References; Bibliography; Chapter 2 Intestinal Epithelial Stem Cells; References; Chapter 3 Gastric Secretory Function ; Stomach Anatomy and Physiology; Gastric Secretory Function; References; Chapter 4 Small Intestinal Function
Digestive Physiology: AnatomyIntraluminal Digestion; Absorption of Ions and Water; Carbohydrate Absorption; Protein Absorption; Fat Absorption; Iron Absorption; Calcium and Magnesium Absorption; Intestinal Secretion; Function of the Ileum; References; Chapter 5 Large Intestine Function ; Motility Patterns and Transit of Contents; Microbial Activity and Fermentation; Secretion and Absorption; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 6 Liver Function ; Bile Acid Metabolism and Excretion of Bile; Protein Metabolism; Carbohydrate Metabolism; Lipid Metabolism; Detoxification and Drug Metabolism
StorageReferences; Chapter 7 The Equine Intestinal Microbiota ; Introduction; The "Normal" Intestinal Microbiota; Intestinal Microbiota of Healthy Horses; Intestinal Microbiota and Disease in Horses; Effects of Antimicrobials on the Gut Microbiota; Modification of the Microbiota to Prevent or Treat Disease; Clinical Screening of Equine Fecal Microbiota; Conclusion; References; Chapter 8 Effects of Feeding on Equine Gastrointestinal Function or Physiology ; Introduction; Feeding Grain; Feeding Grass; Replacing Grain with Fat; Feeding Mature Grass and Poor Quality Hay
Feeding Large Meals Intermittently and FastingAcknowledgments; References; Chapter 9 Intestinal Motility and Transit ; Physiology of Normal Motility; References; Part II Pathophysiology of Gastrointestinal Diseases ; Chapter 10 Pathophysiology of Gastric Ulcer Disease ; References; Chapter 11 Pathophysiology of Gastrointestinal Obstruction and Strangulation ; Simple Obstruction; Strangulating Obstruction; Intestinal Reparative Mechanisms; References; Chapter 12 Pathophysiology of Pain ; Introduction; Why Does Pain Exist? Is Pain Good or bad?; Manifestations of Abdominal Pain
General Anatomy and Function of the Nociceptive SystemVisceral Pain; Sensitization of the Nociceptive System; Central Sensitization; Convergence -- Referred Pain; Consequences of Pain; Implications of Pain Physiology for the Principles and Goals of Treatment of Abdominal Pain; Conclusion; References; Chapter 13 Pathophysiology and Treatment of Postoperative Ileus ; Neurogenic Theory; Inflammatory Model; Diagnosis and Treatment of Postoperative Ileus in the Horse; Conclusion; References; Chapter 14 Pathophysiology, Prevention, and Treatment of Adhesions
Notes Preceded by: Equine acute abdomen / [edited by] Nathaniel A. White, James N. Moore, Tim S. Mair. 2008
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on print version record; title from digital page (viewed April 5, 2023)
Subject Colic in horses.
Horses -- Diseases.
Colic -- veterinary
Horse Diseases
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Animal Husbandry.
Horses -- Diseases
Colic in horses
Form Electronic book
Author Blikslager, Anthony T., editor.
White, N. A. (Nathaniel A.), editor.
Moore, James N. (James Neil), editor.
Mair, Tim S., editor.
LC no. 2017027037
ISBN 9781119063261
1119063264
9781119063247
1119063248
9781119063254
1119063256