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The Comparative Veterinary Histology manual is a beautifully put together book that has the added bonus of having clinical correlates – brief statements relating a variety of anatomical and patho-physiological conditions to the presented slides. The book is a fantastic collection of histological slides that beg to be viewed and enjoyed. The micro-photography is indeed top rate.
The authors have put together a book that stands out in providing an extremely comprehensive look at comparative histology of large, small and exotic animals and no group is exempt. Among those who will readily benefit from this book; veterinary technology students getting their feet wet with histology as well as anyone routinely working in histological preparation and examination of tissue. Veterinary technician educators involved in the instruction of anatomy, physiology and histology will find this to be an excellent reference manual for use in the classroom although as a stand alone text it may be more than they need. As a textbook it would be more suited for a veterinary medical student than technician student due to the short amount of time which technician programs have to devote to straight histology. Sadly this is not a book that would be readily utilized in a clinical practice as most histology samples sent out for preparation. Therefore the relevance to veterinarians and their technicians in practice is marginal at best.
Despite the overload of information presented within this book, as a reviewer and a “fledgling veterinary technician educator” I found it to be a keeper and one that I will store on my overburdened bookshelf…just on the chance that I ever get to utilize it in my own classroom. Once can never be too careful when it comes to a supply of reference manuals. For me, this book rates a solid 4 out of 5.
Publisher: CRC Press/Taylor Francis (2010)
ISBN: 978-1-84076-148-1