Noordsy's Food Animal Surgery

Name: Noordsy's Food Animal Surgery
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ISBN: 9781119930341

by Joseph W. Lozier, Andrew J. Niehaus

6th Edition

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Print ISBN	9781119930341
eText ISBN	9781119930365
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
Publishing Year	2025
Edition	6th Edition
Language	English
Pages	400

Noordsy's Food Animal Surgery, 6th Edition provides a focused reference for surgical procedures across livestock and companion farm animals. Edited by Joseph W. Lozier and Andrew J. Niehaus, this 400-page volume structures essential clinical instructions for fast retrieval during patient care. The text establishes procedural standards for managing soft tissue and systemic surgical conditions.

Initial chapters outline patient preparation, surgical restraint, and anesthesia protocols involving local, epidural, and general analgesia methods. Subsequent sections present step-by-step instructions for ocular disease treatment in cattle, head and neck operations, umbilical hernia repairs, and infections. The authors further detail bovine laparotomy, rumenotomy, fistulation, cannulation, and pericardiotomy alongside interventions for abomasal disease, intestinal disorders, and rectal prolapse repair.

Arranged across 39 chapters in six organized sections, the volume serves veterinary students alongside working large animal practitioners. This revised edition focuses on current evidence-based best practices while systematically removing outdated procedural options from the text.

Chapter 1: General Surgical Considerations
- • Determining Surgical Candidacy
- • Preoperative Procedures
- • Preparing the Surgical Site
- • Postoperative Care
- • References
Chapter 2: Surgical Restraint
- • General Considerations
- • Keep Animals Calm and Reduce Stress
- • Techniques That Divert the Animal’s Attention
- • Methods That Reduce Kicking
- • Methods for Raising a Leg in Cattle
- • Methods for Restraining the Tail in Cattle
- • Methods for Casting Cattle
- • Other Restraints
- • Mechanical Restraint
- • References
Chapter 3: Local and Regional Anesthesia
- • General Considerations for Local and Regional Anesthesia
- • Anesthesia for the Abdominal Flank in Cattle
- • Line Block
- • Anesthesia of the Distal Limb Via Vascular (IV) Infusion in Cattle (Bier Block)
- • Anesthesia of the Horn (Cornual Nerve Block)
- • Eye and Eyelid Anesthesia in Cattle
- • Teat Anesthesia in Cattle
- • Sacral and Subsacral Paravertebral Blocks
- • References
Chapter 4: Epidural and Subarachnoid Anesthesia and Analgesia
- • Relevant Anatomy
- • Administering Epidural Anesthesia
- • References
Chapter 5: General Anesthesia and Sedation
- • General Considerations
- • Venipuncture and IV Catheterization in Ruminants
- • Injectable Sedation and Anesthetic Drugs
- • General Anesthesia
- • Recovery
- • Regulatory Concerns in Food- Producing Animals
- • References
Chapter 6: Perioperative Analgesia
- • Pain Management in Surgical Patients
- • Commonly Used Analgesics
- • References
Chapter 7: Cornuectomy
- • Indications and General Considerations
- • Basic Cornuectomy in Cattle
- • Surgical Technique
- • Postoperative Care
- • Surgical Cornuectomy in Cattle
- • Cornuectomy in Goats
- • Equipment and Supplies Needed for Cornuectomy in Cattle and Goats (Equipment Will Vary Depending on Desired Procedure)
- • Reference
Chapter 8: Sinus Surgery in Cattle
- • Trephination of Sinuses in Cattle
- • Equipment and Supplies Needed for Sinus Surgery in Cattle (Equipment Will Vary Depending on Desired Procedure)
- • References
Chapter 9: Dentistry
- • General Considerations
- • Routine Dental Examination
- • Clinical Signs of Odontopathy
- • Oral Tooth Extraction Technique
- • Surgical Removal of Mandibular Cheek Teeth
- • Surgical Removal of Maxillary Cheek Teeth
- • Lumpy Jaw Debulking
- • Equipment and Supplies Needed for Dentation Procedures in Ruminants (Equipment Will Vary Depending on Desired Procedure)
- • References
Chapter 10: Tracheotomy in Cattle
- • Indications and General Considerations
- • Restraint
- • Presurgical Procedures
- • Anesthesia
- • Surgical Technique
- • Postoperative Care
- • Equipment and Supplies Needed for a Tracheotomy in Ruminants (Equipment Will Vary Depending on Desired Procedure)
Chapter 11: Esophagotomy in Cattle
- • Indications and General Considerations
- • Anatomic Considerations
- • Restraint
- • Presurgical Procedures
- • Anesthesia
- • Surgical Technique
- • Postoperative Procedures
- • Equipment and Supplies Needed for Esophagotomy in Cattle (Equipment Will Vary Depending on Desired Procedure)
Chapter 12: Surgery of the Eye and Adnexa
- • Introduction
- • Keratectomy
- • Enucleation
- • Eyelid Masses
- • Nictitans Masses
- • Entropion Correction
- • Temporary Tarsorrhaphy
- • Nictitating Membrane Flap
- • References
Chapter 13: Surgery of the Umbilicus
- • Introduction
- • Umbilical Hernia
- • Treatment
- • Umbilical Infection
- • References
Chapter 14: Laparotomy in Cattle
- • Abdominal Surgery with a Flank Approach in Cattle
- • Exploratory Laparotomy
Chapter 15: Surgery of Rumen
- • Introduction
- • Rumenotomy
- • Rumenostomy
- • References
Chapter 16: Pericardiotomy
- • Introduction
- • Procedure
Chapter 17: Abomasal Surgery
- • Displaced Abomasum
- • Abomasotomy
- • References
Chapter 18: Intestinal Surgery
- • Introduction
- • Clinical Signs of Surgical Intestinal Lesions in Cattle
- • Diagnostics
- • Differentials
- • Supplies
- • Surgical Methods
- • References
Chapter 19: Rectal Prolapse and Repair
- • Factors That Predispose to Rectal Prolapse
- • Types of Rectal Prolapse
- • Treatment
Chapter 20: Ovariectomy
- • General Considerations
- • Indications
- • Surgical Approaches for cattle
- • Left Paralumbar Fossa Approach Ovariectomy in Cattle
- • Vaginal Approach Ovariectomy – Colpotomy in Cattle
- • Ovariectomy/Ovariohysterectomy in Miniature Pigs
- • References
Chapter 21: Cesarean Section in Cows
- • Indications and Considerations
- • Restraint Positions and Related Abdominal Incision Sites
- • Left and Right Paralumbar Fossa Approach with Standing Restraint
- • Ventral Midline Approach in Dorsal Recumbency
- • Ventrolateral Approach in Lateral Recumbency
- • References
Chapter 22: Episiotomy
- • Indications
- • General Considerations
- • Supplies
- • Anesthesia
- • Surgical Technique
Chapter 23: Cesarean Section in Sheep and Goats
- • Indications
- • General Considerations
- • Patient Positioning and Abdominal Incision Sites
- • Standing Restraint for a Paralumbar Fossa Incision
- • Ventrolateral Recumbency for a Paralumbar Fossa Incision
- • Dorsal Recumbency for a Ventral Midline Incision
- • References
Chapter 24: Cesarean Section in Sows
- • Indications
- • General Considerations
- • Restraint Positions and Related Abdominal Incision Sites
- • Presurgical Procedures
- • Anesthesia
- • Supplies
- • Surgical Procedures
- • Reference
Chapter 25: Perineal Laceration Repair
- • General Considerations
- • Supplies
- • Presurgical Procedures for Both Second- and Third- Degree Laceration Repairs
- • Anesthesia
- • Surgical Technique for Second- Degree Laceration Repair
- • Surgical Technique for Third- Degree Laceration Repair
- • Postoperative Care of Second- and Third- Degree Perineal Lacerations
- • References
Chapter 26: Repair of Vaginal Prolapse in Cows
- • General Considerations
- • Presurgical Procedures for All Methods
- • Anesthesia for All Methods
- • Supplies Needed for Vaginal Preparation
- • Buhner Suture
- • Modified Caslick’s Method
- • Modified Minchev Method (Vaginopexy)
- • Button and Pin
- • Cervicopexy and Vaginopexy
- • Reference
Chapter 27: Teat and Udder Surgery
- • General Considerations
- • Basics Required for Successful Teat Surgery
- • Surgical Technique for Closure of Full- thickness Teat Defects
- • Procedures to Re- establish Milk Flow
- • Treatment of Leaky Teats
- • Teat Amputation
- • Amputation of the Udder or Portions of the Udder
- • References
Chapter 28: Urethral Extension to Correct Urovagina
- • General Considerations
- • Supplies
- • Presurgical Procedures
- • Anesthesia
- • Surgical Technique
- • Postoperative Care
- • Reference
Chapter 29: Castration
- • Castration
- • References
Chapter 30: Surgery for Cryptorchidism, Ectopic Testicle, and Scirrhous Cord
- • Cryptorchidism
- • Surgery for Ectopic Testicle in Bulls
- • Scirrhous Cord Removal
- • Equipment and Supplies Needed for Cryptorchid Castration
- • Reference
Chapter 31: Inguinal Herniorrhaphy
- • Inguinal Herniorrhaphy After Castration
- • Inguinal (Scrotal) Herniorrhaphy in Mature Bulls
- • Equipment and Supplies Needed Inguinal Herniorrhaphy
- • References
Chapter 32: Penile and Preputial Surgery in Bulls
- • Classifications of Penile and Preputial Conditions
- • Phallorrhaphy: Correction of Ventral and Spiral Deviations
- • Surgery to Correct Persistent Frenulum
- • Surgery to Correct Hematoma of Penis in Bulls
- • Circumcision
- • Preputial Ba