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Essential Books For The Preclinical Veterinary Student
Textbook of Veterinary AnatomyTextbook of Veterinary Anatomy by K. M. Dyce DVM & S BSc MRCVS
Buy new: £69.34 / Used from: £60.00
Love it or hate it, Dyce is here to stay. Sometimes difficult to navigate, but a good, all round book of anatomy.
Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary DictionarySaunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary by D.C. Blood
Buy used from: £15.16
If you buy a dictionary make it this one - relatively up to date, and far more entries than Black's.
Horse Anatomy: A Pictorial Approach to Equine StructureHorse Anatomy: A Pictorial Approach to Equine Structure by Peter C. Goody
Buy new: £8.67 / Used from: £6.90
Where Dyce falls down on equine anatomy, this book excels. Very affordable.
Langman's Medical EmbryologyLangman's Medical Embryology by Thomas W. Sadler
Buy new: £26.13 / Used from: £17.99
Whilst this book covers Human embryology, it is vastly cheaper than the Veterinary alternatives, and remains excellent for concepts. The Symbrio CD ROM is also quite helpful.
Fundamentals of BiochemistryFundamentals of Biochemistry by Donald Voet
Buy used from: £5.11
Covers most topics in Biochemistry very well. Somewhat lacking in Genetics, though.
Instant PharmacologyInstant Pharmacology by Kourosh SaebParsy
Buy new: £33.96 / Used from: £44.21
Extremely useful quick consult for general Pharmacology principles. Useless, however, if your Pharmacology course is exclusively veterinary.
Textbook of Medical Physiology: With STUDENT CONSULT Online AccessTextbook of Medical Physiology: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access by Arthur C. Guyton MD
Buy new: £48.99 / Used from: £51.24
If you're struggling with general physiological principles, this book is very useful - most concepts are covered well. Can be extremely tedious and dull to read in places though.
Kuby ImmunologyKuby Immunology by Thomas J. Kindt
Buy used from: £76.79
Depending on how detailed your preclinical immunology courses are, you may like to consider this book - though it goes well beyond preclinical studies.
Neuroscience Including Sylvius CD-ROMNeuroscience Including Sylvius CD-ROM by George J. Augustine
Buy used from: £27.55
An outstanding coverage of very up to date concepts in neuroscience, brilliantly explained, with excellent diagrams and clinical correlates. Worth every penny. Silvius CD provides helpful 3D images.
NeurophysiologyNeurophysiology by Roger Carpenter
Buy used from: £112.95
Another excellent Neuroscience textbook. Very readable, helpfully excluding the minutae of detail, to allow general concepts to sink in.
Rang & Dale's Pharmacology: With STUDENT CONSULT  Online Access: With Studentconsult AccessRang & Dale's Pharmacology: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access: With Studentconsult Access by Humphrey P. Rang MB BS MA DPhil FMedSci FRS
Buy new: £34.31 / Used from: £30.00
Fabulously detailed textbook of Pharmacology, more affordable than Goodman and Gilman's, with more than enough information for the preclinical student.
General and Systematic Pathology: With STUDENT CONSULT Online AccessGeneral and Systematic Pathology: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access by James C. E. Underwood MD FRCPath FRCP FMedSci Professor
Buy used from: £26.50
A very good Pathology textbook, though very much Human orientated. The general concepts are well presented though, and applicable to Veterinary Medicine.
Analysis of Vertebrate StructureAnalysis of Vertebrate Structure by Milton Hildebrand
From Crossopterygians to Sparrowhawks, make this excellent book your first choice for all things exotic that you may encounter.
Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Animals (Smithsonian Institution)Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Animals (Smithsonian Institution)
Buy used from: £13.45
Because when someone starts telling you about the anatomical uniqueness of the Klipspringer, it helps to know what one looks like.
Guide to the Dissection of the DogGuide to the Dissection of the Dog by Howard E. Evans PhD
Buy new: £43.37 / Used from: £35.00
A really useful book to have at your side during dissections - either to thumb through randomly, or work through as a structured dissection. Quite cheap too.