GOAT HEALTH AND WELFARE: A VETINARARY GUIDE. By David Harwood.

2006 1st edition. 4to (194 x 252mm). Pp173. B/w photographs, diagrams throughout. 8 colour plates. Black cloth, spine titled in gilt.

The author is a member of the RCVS, committee member of the Goat Veterinary Society, and lectures on goat health and welfare at all the (then) six veterinary colleges in the UK. "A fit and healhy goat is a happy and productive goat", (from the book). This is a clearly written, well-illustrated reference work aimed at all those who own or care for goats, from commercial goat farmers, smallholders and pet goat keepers to experienced stockpeople, veterinary surgeons and students, and hobbyists. Chapters include: Goat behaviour; The normal goat - feeding and management; How to recognize signs of ill health; 'Prevention is better than cure'; Reproduction and reproductive problems; Problems encountered in young kids; The digestive system; The respiratory system; The circulatory system; The nervous system; The locomotor system; The skin and coat; The eyes and ears; The udder; The urinary system; Has it been poisoned?; Zoonoses. Includes useful appendices and glossary.