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Books for Veterinary Students
Textbook of Veterinary AnatomyTextbook of Veterinary Anatomy by K. M. Dyce DVM & S BSc MRCVS
Buy new: £69.34 / Used from: £60.00
Core text for anatomy - covers pretty much everything
Textbook of Veterinary PhysiologyTextbook of Veterinary Physiology by James G. Cunningham
Buy used from: £33.00
Core text for physiology - sets things out well and easy to use
Biochemistry, 5th Ed.Biochemistry, 5th Ed. by Lubert Stryer
Buy used from: £29.00
Usually the recommended text for biochemistry - although I didn't find it that useful, probably better to use library copies of this and buy Harper's
Harper's Biochemistry (A Lange medical book)Harper's Biochemistry (A Lange medical book) by MURRAY
Buy used from: £18.98
Brilliant for revising biochemistry, sets out information succinctly, easy to use and much cheaper than Stryer!
Management and Welfare of Farm Animals: The UFAW Farm HandbookManagement and Welfare of Farm Animals: The UFAW Farm Handbook
Buy new: £10.00
Good for getting to know farm animal management, they do a similar manual on laboratory animals
HamsterlopaediaHamsterlopaedia by Chris Logsdail
Buy new: £6.47 / Used from: £1.57
Just an example - this whole "lopaedia" series (cats, dogs, guinea-pigs etc) is excellent for getting to know basic husbandry of an animal you're not familiar with
Black's Veterinary Dictionary (Reference)Black's Veterinary Dictionary (Reference)
Buy used from: £14.99
Good for looking up strange terms!
Langman's Essential Medical EmbryologyLangman's Essential Medical Embryology by Thomas W. Sadler
Buy new: £18.99 / Used from: £9.50
If you're going to buy an embryology text this is probably the way to go, although of course the full version has more detail
Veterinary ParasitologyVeterinary Parasitology by James Armour
Buy used from: £62.38
Covers everything you need in parasitology
Veterinary Ectoparasites: Biology, Pathology and ControlVeterinary Ectoparasites: Biology, Pathology and Control by Richard Wall
Buy new: £50.34 / Used from: £30.00
Really good book, although only covers ectoparasites, if you're at Bristol this is a very detailed version of your ectoparasite lectures
Wheater's Functional Histology : A Text and Colour AtlasWheater's Functional Histology : A Text and Colour Atlas by P.R. etc. Wheater
Buy used from: £34.50
Gets you through histology, pretty essential
Physiological and Clinical Anatomy of the Domestic Mammals: Central Nervous System v.1: Central Nervous System Vol 1Physiological and Clinical Anatomy of the Domestic Mammals: Central Nervous System v.1: Central Nervous System Vol 1 by Anthony S. King
Buy new: £47.49 / Used from: £29.99
Great for understanding neuroanatomy but not an essential text
Veterinary Microbiology and Microbial DiseasesVeterinary Microbiology and Microbial Diseases by P. J. Quinn
Buy new: £54.18 / Used from: £54.20
Brilliant book for microbiology, pretty much everything you need to know, covers bacteriology, mycology and virology
Manual of Small Animal Anaesthesia and AnalgesiaManual of Small Animal Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Buy used from: £49.00
Really good book - you can get BSAVA manuals cheaper as a student member (membership is free)
PharmacologyPharmacology by Humphrey P. Rang
Buy used from: £21.00
Human book but still very worthwhile
BSAVA Small Animal FormularyBSAVA Small Animal Formulary
Buy used from: £35.99
Essential once you hit clinical EMS, 4th years should get this free from BSAVA
Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery (Ferrets, Rabbits & Rodents)Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery (Ferrets, Rabbits & Rodents) by Katherine Quesenberry DVM
Buy new: £50.34 / Used from: £40.17
If you're not good on small furries please read this book!! It's good value and will be invaluable in practice
Notes on Canine Internal MedicineNotes on Canine Internal Medicine by Edward Hall
Buy new: £29.24 / Used from: £30.49
Brilliant for quick reference, worth buying
Notes on Feline Internal MedicineNotes on Feline Internal Medicine by Kit Sturgess
Buy new: £29.24 / Used from: £29.23
Brilliant for quick reference, worth buying
Thomson's Special Veterinary PathologyThomson's Special Veterinary Pathology by M. Donald McGavin
Buy used from: £54.95
Probably not worth buying but really good book for pathology
Clinical Immunology of the Dog and CatClinical Immunology of the Dog and Cat by Michael J. Day
Buy used from: £40.00
Somehow makes immunology understandable!