Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 070202788X ISBN 13: 9780702027888

Publisher: W B Saunders Co Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

The third edition of "Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary" continues to provide a unique source of reliable and authoritative information not available from any other source. Extensively updated with the addition of hundreds of new entries this new edition is further enhanced by the introduction of over 400 full colour illustrations. Written by veterinarians for veterinarians, this dictionary remains an indispensable reference for veterinary students, practitioners and all biologists, whether they use it to confirm definitions, research specific topics or merely to check spelling.

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Review

"This massive volume of more that 2,000 pages is a must for any practice library.

This book is really more of an encyclopaedia than a true dictionary in many respects. In addition to definitions of words, there is also a large appendix containing information on laboratory services. There is a clinical section with tables for oestrous cycles, sections on important venomous snakes and aquaculture, as well as one on terrestrial animal diseases notifiable to the OIE. The final section of the appendix is a veterinary professional directory that contains much useful information on veterinary schools of the world and the degrees they award, as well as veterinary and related organisations.

A section at the beginning of the book, named 'Notes for the use of this dictionary' is excellent, well-presented and sure to be useful in helping many to benefit fully from the book.

In the preface the authors do state that, from feedback, it is used extensively by not only veterinary graduates and undergraduates, but also by administrative and technical assistants at all levels.

Overall, I think that this is an excellent book."

- Reviewed by Heather Briggs, Veterinary Times, August 2007

Edition details

• Publisher: W B Saunders Co Ltd
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 070202788X
• ISBN 13: 9780702027888
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 2172
• Editor: Blood OBE BVSc MVSc Hon LLD Hon DVSc HonAssocRCVS FACVSc Douglas C., Studdert Virginia P., Gay Clive C.