Veterinary Technician's Handbook of Laboratory Procedures 2nd Edition

Your Practical Guide to Veterinary Laboratory Procedures, 2nd Edition

This book provides a significant update and expansion to a leading laboratory reference, offering a practical, quick guide to laboratory test procedures routinely used in the veterinary setting. Now encompassing topics in all areas of clinical pathology, this book has been carefully formatted and written to put the essential information for veterinary technicians right at their fingertips.

Key Features

• Expanded Coverage: The book now covers all areas of clinical pathology, with new chapters on microbiology and parasitology. It also newly covers quality assurance in the introductory chapter.
• Comprehensive Procedures: It covers procedures in hematology, clinical chemistry, urinalysis, microbiology, parasitology, serology, and cytology.
• Detailed Techniques: You'll find helpful information on proper blood collection and handling techniques, blood smear preparation and staining, and urinalysis procedures (physical, chemical, and sediment examination).
• Cytology Sampling: The book covers cytology sample collection and smear preparation, including the feather, line, squash, modified squash, and starfish methods.
• Enhanced Visuals: The new edition features larger and better-quality images and more images overall, with significant updates to information and equipment throughout.
• Digital Resources: A companion website features case studies, crossword puzzles, figures from the book in PowerPoint, and additional figures not found in the book.
• Broad Audience: Equally useful for veterinary technicians in training and in practice, this is an excellent companion to full textbooks.