THE RACING GREYHOUND...VOLUME I. Edited by Oliver Graham Jones FRCVS.

ND c1977 1st edition. 8vo paperback (135 x 215mm). Pp96. Not illustrated, tables, bibliography.

"...Veterinary and scientific papers read at World Greyhound Racing Federation symposia 1975/6 at Sydney, Australia, and at Gatloe, Eire, together with selected reprints of important articles having specific reference to the racing greyhound." Papers include are: Clinical aspects of the oestrus cycle; Drug detection method; Muscle injuries; Virus papilloma in the racing greyhound; Distemper vaccination response in greyhounds; Greyhound racing chemistry in the USA; The repair of the broken hock using a modified Venables plate; Coursing in Ireland with special reference to cramp and its treatment; Parasites in perspective, prevention and control; Common bone injuries in the racing greyhound; Metabolic profiles in the racing greyhound; Detection of barbiturates and related drugs by thin layer chromatography; Duties of the veterinary surgeon at a greyhound race meeting; The diagnosis and treatment of muscle injuries in the racing greyhound; The rapid examination of pre-race samples of greyhounds' urine and some experience of its use; Shin soreness in the racing greyhound.