**Meet the editor**

Dr Carlos C. Perez-Marin was born in Cordoba (Spain), where he obtained his veterinary degree. In 1996 he earned his Masters in Equine Science and obtained the Doctoral thesis in January 2001. He has worked as a teacher in the Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery at the University of Cordoba (Spain) since 1997. His teaching and research interests are in animal repro-

duction, with special reference to equine and bovine embryo transfer and preservation, cryopreservation of feline semen, and estrous control in small ruminants. He is involved in providing a clinical service in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the University of Cordoba and collaborates with some external veterinarian teams. Drawing on his clinical background, Dr Perez-Marin also co-ordinates the veterinary students' clinical extramural placements, where students gain experience with veterinary practitioners.

Contents

**Preface IX** 

Annett Heise

Annamaria Passantino

Chapter 5 **Veterinary Dysmorphology 71** 

**and Clinical Practice 99** 

**Part 2 Clinical Attention in Pets 117** 

Chapter 7 **Periodontal Disease in Dogs 119** 

**Part 1 Veterinary Medicine: General Aspects 1** 

Colette Henry and Lorna Treanor

Chapter 2 **Artificial Insemination in Veterinary Science 17** 

Chapter 3 **Steroid Hormones in Food Producing Animals: Regulatory Situation in Europe 33** 

Chapter 4 **How Experience Can be Useful in Veterinary Pathological Anatomy 51**  Paulo Tomé and Helena Vala

Enio Moura and Cláudia T. Pimpão

Matthew D. Stone and Alec J. Turner

Chapter 6 **Use of Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) with** 

**and Practical Considerations for Research** 

Fábio Alessandro Pieri, Ana Paula Falci Daibert,

Chapter 8 **Continuous Electrocardiography in Dogs and Cats 141**  Guilherme Albuquerque de Oliveira Cavalcanti

Elisa Bourguignon and Maria Aparecida Scatamburlo Moreira

**Non-Human Vertebrates: Application, Challenges,** 

**Contemporary Issues and Emerging Trends 3** 

Chapter 1 **The Veterinary Business Landscape:** 
