Technicians have always played a crucial role in veterinary medicine - moreso in recent years. The increasing complexity of veterinary practice has burdened veterinarians to the point where they know rely heavily upon technicians to perform many diagnostic proceures. Among these are laboratory procedures, which have become more sophisticated, more accurate, more cost effective, and happily, less laborious. This book describes how technicians can perform many of the laboratory procedures used in veterinary practice. of equal importance, the book explains the logic underlying these tests. The expanded size of this second edition reflects the many recent changes in laboratory diagnostics. The title has been altered in keeping with the trend toward standardization of the title veterinary technician. (Publisher).

Revised edition of: Laboratory procedures for animal health technicians. 1st ed. c1985.

Veterinary practice laboratory -- Hematology -- Blood chemistry -- Diagnostic microbiology -- Urinalysis -- Internal parasites -- External parasites -- Function tests -- Immunology and serology -- Necropsy -- Miscellaneous laboratory techniques.