Donkeys - Miniature Mammoth and Standard

This essential manual is the one book that covers:

How donkeys differ from horses and mules genetically anatomically and medically
Donkey behavior when handling feeding training breeding and treating
Basic nutritional needs including energy sources vitamins minerals and hydration
Diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal parasites
Infectious disease control and biosecurity for herds and farms
The digestive tract with special coverage of liver disease and colic
Lameness diagnosis with a focus on joint disease and laminitis
Reproduction including ultrasound procedure and artificial insemination (AI)
Care of the pregnant jennet foaling lactation and foal development
Castration- why how and when

Publisher: Trafalgar Square
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 168
Author: Dr Stephen R Purdy
Author Notes: DR. STEPHEN R. PURDY received his DVM degree in 1981 from the New York State College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University. He is Associate Professor of Veterinary Education, Director of Camelid Studies, and Director of the Fund for Education and Research in Large Animal Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He is also the director of the Camelid Reproduction Center at UMass Amherst. Dr. Purdy's special interests include reproduction, neonatal care, nutrition, and infectious diseases, as well as the preventive medicine aspect of the management of livestock. He is involved in practical research and educational projects that promote improvement of farm animal health, and he emphasizes a hands-on practical approach to caring for livestock, while keeping their environment as stress free and natural as possible.). Dr. Purdy is committed to teaching practical large animal subjects to undergraduate and graduate students, and to helping undergraduate students gain admittance to veterinary school in preparation for a career as a large animal veterinarian. Donkeys have been a special interest of his since he first worked on one in 1995. If you are having a bad day, he says, spend some time hanging out with a donkey.