Diseases of The Goat

Featuring numerous updates and revisions, the new 4th Edition of Diseases of the Goat is the ideal go–to tool for any veterinarian treating goats.  This highly practical, concise handbook presents all aspects of goat medicine from initial assessment and examination to diagnosis, treatment, and control of conditions.

New to this edition:

Provides information on predators, euthanasia, post–mortem technique, and fracture repair Features the latest information on a variety of exotic diseases and their geographic spread in recent years including outbreaks of tuberculosis and previously unseen diseases of domesticated goats Includes expanded coverage of a number of topics to appeal to an international audience especially in relation to poisonous plants

Compact, practical, and thoroughly up to date, Diseases of the Goat, 4th Edition, enhances its reputation as an invaluable handy reference guide for veterinarians and all those involved in the health concerns of caprine animals.

 

The Book in a Nutshell

Prologue

Chapter 1: Corporate Reporting Then and Now: A Century of Progress

Chapter 2: And You Thought Earnings Are the Bottom Line

Part I: Matter of Fact

Chapter 3: The Widening Chasm Between Financial Information and Stock Prices

Chapter 4: Worse Than At First Sight

Chapter 5: Investors Fault or Accountants ?

Chapter 6: Finally, for the Still Unconvinced

Chapter 7: The Meaning of It All

Part II: Why The Relevance Lost?

Chapter 8: The Rise of Intangibles and Fall of Accounting

Chapter 9: Accounting: Facts or Fiction?

Chapter 10: Sins of Omission and Commission

Part III: So What s To Be Done?

Chapter 11: What Really Matters to Investors (and Managers)

Chapter 12: Strategic Resources & Consequences Report: Case No. 1 Media and Entertainment

Chapter 13: Strategic Resources & Consequences Report: Case No. 2 Property and Casualty Insurance

Chapter 14: Strategic Resources & Consequences Report: Case No. 3 Pharmaceutics and Biotech

Chapter 15: Strategic Resources & Consequences Report: Case No. 4 Oil and Gas Companies

Practical Matters

Chapter 16: Implementation

Chapter 17: So, What to Do With Accounting? A Reform Agenda

Chapter 18: Investors Operating Instructions

Epilogue

John Matthews BSc in Biochemistry, BVMS, MRCVS, is a recently retired partner in a veterinary practice in Chelmsford, UK. He has a particular interest in caprine medicine, having kept goats for over 35 years. He is an Honorary Veterinary Surgeon for the British Goat Society and Past President of the Goat Veterinary Society.