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x Preface to the first edition

VetBooks.ir pathophysiology of certain conditions, helping the it is large and, hopefully, comprehensive, will not
Finally, it is intended that this textbook, although
pattern recognition of some diseases and disorders,
and visualising the surgical pathology or procedures
or student’s study, but will be in a vehicle with a
that general clinicians and students rarely see. It stay gathering dust on a shelf in a practice library
is also anticipated that the number and quality of busy practitioner or on the desk of a student, well
images will be a valuable educational tool for horse thumbed and constantly open, helping educate and
owners, enabling veterinarians to explain more eas- assist each individual in his or her daily life. If it does
ily certain aspects of disease pathogenesis, diagnosis, this some of the time, it will have achieved its goal.
and management.
Graham Munroe
Scott Weese