Nutrition and Disease Management for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses - 9781118509272

Nutrition and Disease Management for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses, Second Edition offers a thorough update and significant expansion of this easy-to-use introduction to veterinary nutrition and diet. The Second Edition adds chapters on birds, small mammals, and horses, and a new section covers nutritional management of common diseases, with 10 new chapters organized by body system. Additional new chapters cover nutritional calculations, types of pet foods, raw food diets, additives and preservatives, nutrition myths, nutritional support, and assisted feeding.

Offering comprehensive information on feeding companion animals, the book provides a thorough understanding of the basic principles of nutrition and addresses diet for all stages of life and in disease or health. A companion website provides case studies, review questions and answers, and the figures from the book in PowerPoint. Nutrition and Disease Management for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses is a valuable resource on all aspects of nutrition for veterinary technician students, technicians in practice, and those studying for their nutrition specialty exams.

Key Features

Provides a complete reference to veterinary nutrition, from the fundamentals to feeding companion animals of any age and health status

Adds information on nutrition in birds, small mammals, and horses to the existing dog and cat coverage

Presents a new section on managing disease through nutrition, with 10 new disease chapters

Offers additional new chapters on nutritional calculations, types of pet foods, raw food diets, additives and preservatives, nutrition myths, nutritional support, and assisted feeding

Includes access to a companion website with case studies, review questions and answers, and the figures from the book in PowerPoint at www.wiley.com/go/wortinger/nutrition