Dyce, Sack, and Wensing's Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy (5th ed.)
by Baljit Singh (ed.); K.M. Dyce, W.O. Sack, C.J.G. Wensing · Saunders / Elsevier
Standard comparative anatomy text for veterinary students, covering dogs, cats, horses, cattle, pigs, small ruminants, birds and camelids region by region, with about 1,500 colour illustrations and notes on clinical relevance and species differences.
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