ADDITIONAL REFERENCES
You are not expected to read every text on these lists. Any of the books would be helpful.
AGRICULTURAL ANIMAL MEDICINE
Aitken, I.D., Diseases of Sheep, 4th Ed, 2007
Andrews, A.J., Blowey, R.W. et al, Bovine Medicine: diseases and husbandry of cattle, 2nd Ed, 2004
Brightling, A., Stock Diseases: diseases of beef cattle, sheep, goats and farm dogs in temperate Australia,
2nd Ed, 2006
Cottle, D.J.(ed) Australian Sheep and Wool Handbook, 1991
Howard, J.M., Current Veterinary Therapy food animal practice 4, 4 th Ed, 1999
Schmidt, P.J. & Yates, N.T.M., Beef Cattle Production, 2nd Ed, 1985
LARGE ANIMAL SURGERY
Jennings, P.B. (ed), The Practice of Large Animal Surgery, 1984
Turner, A.S. & McIlwraith, C.W., Techniques in Large Animal Surgery, 2nd Ed, 1989
Weaver, A.D., St Jean, G. & Steiner, A., Bovine Surgery and Lameness, 2nd Ed, 2005
ANIMAL REPRODUCTION
Cupps, P.T., Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 4th Ed, 1991
Ginther, O.J., Reproductive Biology of the Mare: basic and applied aspects, 2nd Ed, 1992
Hafez, B. & Hafez, E.S.E., Reproduction in Farm Animals, 7th Ed, 2000
King, G.J. (ed), Reproduction in Domesticated Animals, World Animal Series Volume B9, 1993
McGowan,M. et al, The Veterinary Examination of Bulls, 1995
McKinnon, A.O. & Voss, J.L., (eds), Equine Reproduction, 1993
Meridith, J. Michael (ed), Animal Breeding and Infertility, 1996
Noakes, D.E., Parkinson, T. & England, G., Arthur’s Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics, 8th Ed, 2001
COMPANION ANIMAL MEDICINE
August, J.R. Consultations in Feline Internal Medicine, 5th Ed, 2006.
Birchard, S.J. & Sherding, R.G., Saunders Manual of Small Animal Practice, 3rd Ed, 2006.
Bonagura, J.D., Kirk’s Current Veterinary Therapy XIII, 2000.
Feldman, E.C. & Nelson, R.W., Canine and Feline Endocrinology and Reproduction, 3rd Ed, 2004.
Greene, C.E. Infectious Diseases of Dogs and Cats, 3rd Ed, 2006.
Lorenz, M.D. & Kornegay, J.N., Handbook of Veterinary Neurology, 4th Ed, 2004.
Morgan, R.V., Bright, R.M. & Swartout, M.S., Handbook of Small Animal Practice, 4th Ed, 2003.
Nelson, R.W. & Couto, G.C., Small Animal Internal Medicine, 2nd Ed, 2003.
Scott, D.W., Miller, W.H. & Griffin, C.E., Muller & Kirk’s Small Animal Dermatology, 6th Ed, 2001.
Tilley L.P. The 5 Minute Veterinary Consult: canine and feline, 3rd Ed, 2004.
Withrow, S.J. & MacEwen, E.G., Small Animal Clinical Oncology, 4th Ed, 2007.
COMPANION ANIMAL SURGERY
Brinker, W.O., Piermattei, D.L., et al., Handbook of Small Animal Orthopaedics and Fracture Treatment,
Saunders, Philadelphia, 4th Ed, 2006.
Fossum, T.W. et al., Small Animal Surgery, 3rd Ed, 2007.
Gelatt, K.N. Veterinary Ophthalmology, Lippincott, Philadelphia, 4th Ed, 2007.
Hall, L., Clarke, K. & Trim, C., Veterinary Anaesthesia, 10th Ed, 2000.
EQUINE MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Auer, J. & Stick, J.A., Equine Surgery, 3rd Ed, 2006
Knottenbelt, D.C. & Pascoe, R.R., Diseases and Disorders of the Horse, 1994
Pascoe, R.R. & Knottenbelt, D.C., Manual of Equine Dermatology, 1999
Rose, R.J. & Hodgson, D.R., Manual of Equine Practice, 2nd Ed, 2000
Ross, M.W. & Dyson, S.J., Diagnosis and Management of Lameness in the Horse, 2002
PUBLIC HEALTH
Acha, P.N. & Szyfres, B., Zoonoses and Communicable Diseases Common to Man and Animals, 3rd Ed,
2003
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority website: www.apvma.gov.au
OIE (World Organization for Animal Health), An Update on Zoonoses, Vol 19 (1), 2000
(refer: www.oie.int/eng/publicat/rt/a_rt19_1.htm)
Stevenson, W.J. & Hughes, K.L., Synopsis of Zoonoses in Australia, Commonwealth Department of
Community Services and Health. AusInfo, 2nd Ed,1982.
VETERINARY PHYSIOLOGY
Cunningham, J.G., Textbook of Veterinary Physiology, 3rd Ed, 2002.
Reece, W.O., Duke’s Physiology of Domestic Animals, 12th Ed, 2004.
VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
Hirsch, D.C., McLachlan, N.J., & Walker, R.L., Veterinary Microbiology, 2nd Ed, 2004
Murphy, F.A. et al, Veterinary Virology, 3rd Ed, 1999
Quinn, P.J. et al, Clinical Veterinary Microbiology, 1994
Tizard, I.R., Veterinary Immunology: An introduction, 7th Ed, 2004
VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY
Hendrix, C.M. & Robinson, E., Diagnostic Veterinary Parasitology, 3rd Ed, 2006
Kaufmann, J., Parasitic infections of domestic animals: a diagnostic manual, 1996
Shapiro, L.S., Pathology and Parasitology for Veterinary Technicians, 2005
Taylor, M.A., Coop, R.L. & Wall, R.L., Veterinary Parasitology, 3rd Ed, 2007
Urquhart, G.M., Veterinary Parasitology, 2nd Ed, 1996
VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY
Adams, H.R., Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 8th Ed, 2001.
Boothe, D.M. Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2001.
I.V.S. Annual, MIMS Australia, Sydney, (for the current year).
Maddison, J.E., Page, S. and Church, D. Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology, 2001.
Plumb, D.C., Plumb’s Veterinary Drug Handbook, 5th Ed, 2005.
VETERINARY PATHOLOGY
Cheville, N.F., Introduction to Veterinary Pathology, 3rd Ed, 2006
Maxie, M.G. (ed), Jubb, Kennedy & Palmer’s Pathology of Domestic Animals, 5th Ed, 2007
McGavin, M.D., Carlton, W.W. & Zachary, J.F. (eds), Thomson’s Special Veterinary Pathology, 3rd Ed, 2001
Slauson, D.O. & Cooper, B.J., Mechanisms of Disease, 3rd Ed, 2001
Van Dijk, J.E., Gruys, E. & Mouwen, J.M.V.M.,(eds), A Colour Atlas of Veterinary Pathology: general
morphological reactions of organs and tissues, 2nd Ed, 2007
VETERINARY RADIOLOGY
Kealy, J.K. McAllister, H., Diagnostic Radiology and Ultrasonography of the Dog and Cat, 4th Ed, 2005.
Lavin, L.M., Radiography in Veterinary Technology, 3rd Ed, 2003
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Blackmore, D.K., & Harris, R.E., Introductory Veterinary Epidemiology, 1987
Cockroft, P.D., & Holmes,M.A., Handbook of Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine, 2003
Doohoo, I., Martin, W. & Stryhn, H., Veterinary Epidemiologic Research, 2003
Smith, R.D., Veterinary Clinical Epidemiology: a problem oriented approach, 2nd Ed, 1995
DISEASES EXOTIC TO AUSTRALIA
Geering, W.A., Foreman, A.J. & Nunn, M.J., Exotic Disease of Animals – a Field Guide for Australian
Veterinarians, 1995 (recommended for the MCQ)