Subject Guides: Veterinary Medicine: Farm Animals

Cardiology

Auscultation Library
Colorado State University -- Normal and diseased auscultation sounds for bovine, dogs, and cats. Includes cardiac, respiratory, and abdominal auscultation.
Case Studies in Small Animal Cardiovascular Medicine
Dr. Mark Kittleson of Cardiology Service at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (UC-Davis)
presents 39 small animal cases with short quizzes to test understanding. Each case gives the signalment, history, physical examination findings, and diagnostic studies as in a rounds session.
Clinical Cardiology Concepts for the Dog and Cat
Covers cardiovascular physiology, pathophysiology, clinical evaluation of heart disease, thoracic radiograph tutorial, general therapeutic concepts, acquired heart disease, heartworm disease, congenital heart disease, electrocardiology, and echocardiography.
Veterinary Clinical Cardiology
Ontario Veterinary College -- Provides six case studies, drug information and a radiograph database. In the database, click on the link under Radiographic Diagnosis to see to see radiographs.
Visible Heart
University of Minnesota and Medtronic, Inc. -- Over 60 short vidoes showing different parts of the heart and surgical procedures. Most videos are of human hearts but also 12 swine heart videos.

Maryland Small Ruminant Page
Susan Schoenian, University of Maryland Extension Sheep & Goat Specialist -- This is an extensive information portal for sheep and goat producers and anyone else interested in small ruminants.
Onion Creek Ranch Tennessee Meat Goats
This website provides many articles on goat health, nutrition, and management. Although aimed at farmers, the articles are good introductions.

For books on cattle and horses see Large Animals -- Books