Main description:

Contains a DVD that includes more than 50 videos of surgical and experimental techniques and a color histologic atlas of normal tissues
Provides normal data for the most common breeds of minipigs and domestic swine
Adds new chapters on cancer models, transgenics, necropsy, and toxicology
Includes technical discussions on anesthesia, analgesia, and perioperative care that represent the best practices for using swine in experimental surgery
Presents extended reference lists at the end of each chapter to point toward further study

Contents:

Biology, Handling, Husbandry, and Anatomy. Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Perioperative Care. Wound Closure and Integument. Gastrointestinal Procedures. Liver and Biliary System. Pancreas and Spleen. Urinary System and Adrenal Glands. The Reproductive System. Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery/Chronic Intravascular Catheterization. Head and Neck Surgery/Central Nervous System. Musculoskeletal System and Orthopedic Procedures. Cardiovascular Catheterization, Electrophysiology, and Imaging Laboratory Procedures. Endoscopy and Minimally Invasive Surgery. Xenotransplantation and Transgenic Technologies. Toxicology. Radiobiology. Imaging Techniques with CT, MRI, PET, and SPECT. Ossabaw Island Miniature Swine: Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Assessment. Swine in Cancer Research. Necropsy on Research Swine. Use of Swine in Biomedical Research.