Welcome to the 'BSc Veterinary Nursing - Year 4' Reading List.
Animal Ethics
Mullan & Fawcett (2017) Veterinary ethics: navigating tough cases. 5M Publishing.
Pullen & Gray (2006) Ethics, law and the veterinary nurse. Elsevier
Clinical Animal Behaviour and Welfare
Appleby, D. (Ed) (2010) APBC Book of Companion Animal Behaviour. 2nd edn. London: Souvenir Press Ltd.
Bowen, J. and Heath, S. (2005) Behaviour problems in small animals. Practical advice for the veterinary team. London: Elsevier Saunders.
Broom, D.M. and Fraser, A.F. (2015) Domestic Animal Behaviour and Welfare. 5th Ed. London: CABI.
McBride, A. (1998) Why does my rabbit…? London: Souvenir Press Ltd
Zulch, H. and Mills, D. (2015) Helping minds meet. Skills for a better life with your dog. Dorset: Hubble and Hattie.
Companion Animal Genetics and Breeding
Nicholas, F.W. (2009) Introduction to veterinary genetics. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.
Nicholas, F.W., Brown, S.C. and Le Tissier, P.R. (1998) Online Mendelian inheritance in animals. [Online] Available at: URL: http://omia.org/home/ (Accessed: 13 September 2021).
Grandin, T. and Deesing, M.J. (eds.) (2013) Genetics and the behavior of domestic animals. Amsterdam: Academic Press.
Price, E.O. (2008) Principles and applications of domestic animal behavior: an introductory text. London: CABI.
Ostrander, E.A. and Ruvinsky, A. (eds.) (2012) The genetics of the dog. London: CABI.
Gough, A., Thomas, A. and O'Neill, D. (2018) Breed predispositions to disease in dogs and cats. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.
Critical Analysis of Veterinary Nursing Care
Viner, B. Chapter 28: Clinical Governance in Clarke, C. and Chapman, M. (2012) BSAVA Manual of Small Animal Practice Management and Development. Quedgelely: British Small Animal Veterinary Association.
Honours Project
Alley, M. (1996). The craft of scientific writing. New York: Springer.
Barnes, R. (1995). Successful study for degrees. 2nd edition. London: Routledge.
Bell, J. (2005). Doing your research project: a guide for first time researchers in education and social science 4th edition. London: Open University Press.
Berry, R. (2000). The research project: how to write it. 4th edition. London: Routledge.
Booth, V. (1993) Communicating in science: writing a scientific paper and speaking at scientific meetings. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Davis, M. (1997). Scientific papers and presentations. London: Academic Press.
Fisher, C. (2004). Researching and writing a dissertation for business students. Harlow: Prentice Hall.
Grix, J. (2010). The foundations of research. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan.
Katz, M.J. (2006). From research to manuscript : a guide to scientific writing. Dordrecht: Springer.
Kirkman, J. (2005). Good style: writing for science and technology. London: Routledge.
Lindsay, D. (1995). A guide to scientific writing. Melbourne: Longman.
Matthews, J.R., Bowen, J.M. and Matthews, R.W. (2000). Successful scientific writing: a step-by-step guide for the biological and medical sciences. 2nd edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
McMillan, K. and Weyers, J. (2007). How to write dissertations & project reports. Harlow: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Mona, A.C. (1998). Researching and writing dissertations in hospitality and tourism. London: International Thomson Business Press.
O'Connor, M. (1991). Writing successfully in science. London: HarperCollins.
Sharp, J.A., Peters, J. and Howard, K. (2002). The management of a student research project. 3rd edition. Aldershot: Gower.
Physiology and Psychology of Welfare - Veterinary Nursing
Sherwood, L., Klandorf, H. and Yancey, P. (2005) Animal Physiology: from genes to organisms. Pacific Grove: Thomson Brooks/Cole.
McMahon, S.B., Koltzenberg, M., Tracey, I. and Turk. C. Wall & Melzack’s Textbook of Pain. 6th Edition. Philadelphia: Elsevier Ltd.
Nicholls, J.G. (2012) From Neuron to Brain. 5th edn. Sunderland: Sinauer Associates.
Gregory, N.G. (2008) Physiology & behaviour of animal suffering. Oxford: Blackwell Science.
Moberg, G.P. & Mench, J.A. (eds.) (2000) Biology of animal stress: basic principles and implications for animal welfare. Wallingford: CABI.