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Recommended resources for veterinary and animal science

Surgery

General resources

Principles of Surgery
Created by Dr. William J. Donawick, this site is part of the Computer Aided Learning project at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, America. This site is an introduction to the principles of surgery and includes sections on surgical instruments, preparing equipment for surgery, preparing the patients for surgery, preparing the surgeon for surgery, and sutures and suture handling. A list of outside reading resources and other links is also provided.

The Veterinarian's Suture Guide
This site is dedicated to the practical application of sutures in veterinarian surgery. Aspects discussed include classification, suture needles, history, production and breaking strength and tissue handling. Online multiple choice application tests are also available. This site is authored by Dr. R.A. Henderson and published by the College of Veterinary Medicine Auburn University, Alabama.

Proceedings of the Association of Veterinary Soft Tissue Surgeons
This site contains links to the full-text of papers presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Veterinary Soft Tissue Surgeons.

• AVSTS Meeting November 2001: Gastro-oesophageal Surgery
• AVSTS Meeting October 2002: Surgery of the urinary tract
• AVSTS Meeting October 2003: Oncologic surgery

Soft tissue surgery self-assessment
Authored by Dr Richard White and Deepa Shetty, from the Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, students can use this Web site to assess their knowledge in gastrointestinal surgery. The site requires the installation of Macromedia Shockwave plug-in and a high resolution setting for full-screen viewing.

Surgical Instruments
Authored by Roy Brown, Mark Holmes and June Baldwin, from the Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, this site provides students with an opportunity to familiarise themselves with surgical. The site requires the installation of Macromedia Shockwave plug-in and a high resolution setting for full-screen viewing.

Recent Advances in Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy
This site is the full text of the book, Recent Advances in Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy, edited by J.G. Ferguson. Chapters of the book are published by the International Veterinary Information Service (IVIS), a non-profit organisation. Not all chapters are currently available online. Those published to date include: current applications of hernia repair, Indications and Results of Exploratory Laparotomy in the Horse, Procedures Involving the Abdominal Wall and Bladder

Blood transfusion therapy/medicine

Blood types and transfusions
This brief handout on Blood types and transfusions is one of a series of handouts published by Avondale Veterinary Centres, a small animal veterinary practice based in Warwickshire UK.

Eastern Veterinary Blood Bank
Published by the Eastern Veterinary Blood Bank in the US. Its website gives details about blood and related products, donor information and copies of its newsletter (the newsletter is in .pdf format).

Midwest Animal Blood Services, Inc.
This commercial website published by Midwest Animal Blood Services, Inc. gives details of blood products and blood donor programs.

Blood Donor Program
Published by the Ontario Veterinary College this website provides details of its blood donor program.

Canadian Animal Blood Bank
Canadian Animal Blood Bank is supported by the Manitoba Veterinary Medical Association and Red River College in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Small animal surgery

Small Animal Cardiac Surgery Home
This site is part of the Computer Aided Learning project at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, America. The site deals with surgical treatment of common cardiac defects. It is intended to help students review the procedures involved in surgically treating these conditions. The pictures and video clips contained within this site are from a series of instructional videos created by Dr. James W. Buchanan, a Professor of Cardiology and former cardiac surgeon at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. This site is best viewed with Internet Explorer version 5.5 or higher with a browser size of 1024 x 768 (fully maximized).

Surgical management of the patient with upper airway disease (small animal)
Written by Caroline Prymak (BVSc(Hons), CertVR, MBA, MRCVS, DSAS, DipACVS, DipECVS) a practicing specialist in small animal surgery, this is a full text, PDF article aimed at veterinary surgeons. The paper discusses the respiratory system of small mammals (mainly dogs and cats), outlines various common upper airway diseases and their surgical management. Diseases mentioned include, brachycephalic airway syndrome, stenotic nares, elongated soft palate, redundant pharyngeal mucosa and laryngeal collapse.

Textbook of Small Animal Orthopaedics
This site is part of the Computer Aided Learning project at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, America. This particular project contains the contents of the Textbook of Small Animal Orthopaedics written by Charles D. Newton, D.V.M., M.S. and David M. Nunamaker, V.M.D. The textbook was published by J.B. Lippincott Company in 1985.

Principles of Aseptic Rodent Survival Surgery: General Training in Rodent Survival Surgery - Part I
Chapter by P. A. Brown and S. Hoogstraten-Miller from Laboratory Animal Medicine and Management, edited by J. D. Reuter and M. A. Suckow published by International Veterinary Information Service, Ithaca NY (2004). Principles of Aseptic Rodent Survival Surgery: General Training in Rodent Survival Surgery - Part II is also available. Users must resister with IVIS to gain access to materials. Registration is simple and free.

Large animal surgery
Published by the School of Veterinary Medicine, Tuskegee University, this site provides a collection of online teaching materials on large animal surgery. The site contains thirteen chapters covering a wide range of topics in large animal surgery, including: wound management and, bovine digestive system, equine digestive tract, equine respiratory system, anatomy, testicular degeneration, and urogenital surgery, hernia repair.

Organisations and associatons

Association of Veterinary Soft Tissue Surgeons
This site is the home page of the Association of Veterinary Soft Tissue Surgeons. The aims of the Association are to "promote the study and development of veterinary soft tissue surgery in all species". Membership is open to all members of the veterinary and medical professions, including veterinary nurses and students. Included on the site is information about the association, links to their proceedings and meeting notes, as well as links to related sites on the Internet.

The European College of Veterinary Surgeons Information Centre
The European College of Veterinary Surgeons (ECVS) is a non-profit educational organization, the objective of which is the "advancement of the art and science of veterinary surgery". The website provides information about the organization, it's objectives, meetings, committees and members. Brochures, forms and other information concerning continuing education and training are also provided.

American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS)
The American College of Veterinary Surgeons is the American Veterinary Medical Association specialty board that sets the standards for advanced professionalism in veterinary surgery. This site is the home page of the ACVS. As well as information about the College, upcoming meetings and news, the site includes a searchable database of veterinarians accredited by the College.

Research databases and indexes

Recommended research databases and indexes for this area of study are: CAB Abstracts, MEDLINE, Biological Abstracts and Web of Science.