American Board of Veterinary Practitioners: Equine Practice Study & Reading Guide
The NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine does not currently offer a residency for the ABVP: Equine diplomate.
| Refereed Journals | Texts | Miscellaneous |
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Referred Journals (The last 5 years ending January 1 of the year the exam is taken)
Please note that items drawn from current journals (with a 5 year look back period) are 1) from a journal on the RVS Reading List, 2) the question is drawn from the abstract only, and 3) the journal abstract must be inexpensively obtained. The exception to this is Veterinary Clinics of North America (if applicable), where the exam taker is responsible for the whole article.
Texts:
(The most current edition of the text should be used.) – pick one medicine, one lameness, one reproduction and one surgery book since you will not have time to cover all.
| Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Copyright Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams and Stashak's Lameness in Horses Print Digital | Baxter | 7th ed. | 2020 |
| Current Practice of Equine Surgery Print | White and Moore | 1st ed. | 1990 |
| Robinson's Current Therapy in Equine Medicine Digital | Robinson et al | 7th ed. | 2015 |
| Diagnosis and Management of Lameness in the Horse Print Digital | Ross and Dyson | 2nd ed. | 2011 |
| Diagnostic Techniques in Equine Medicine Print Digital | Taylor et al | 2nd ed. | 2010 |
| Equine Dermatology Print Digital | Scott et al | 2nd ed. | 2011 |
| Equine Emergencies: Treatments and Procedures Print Digital | Orsini | 4th ed. | 2014 |
| Equine Internal Medicine Print Digital | Reed et al | 4th ed. | 2018 |
| Equine Medicine and Surgery Print | Colahan et al | 5th ed. | 1999 |
| Equine Medicine Secrets Print | Savage | 1st ed. | 1999 |
| Equine Neonatology: Medicine and Surgery Print | Madigan et al | 1st ed. | 2004 |
| Equine Ophthalmology Print Digital | Gilger | 3rd ed. | 2017 |
| Equine Reproduction Print Digital | McKinnon et al | 2nd ed. | 2011 |
| Equine Surgery Print Digital | Auer and Stick | 5th ed. | 2019 |
| Large Animal Internal Medicine Print Digital | Smith | 6th ed. | 2020 |
| Manual of Equine Reproduction Print Digital | Brinsko et al | 3rd ed. | 2011 |
| Veterinary Laboratory Medicine: Clinical Pathology Print Digital | Duncan and Prasse | 5th ed. | 2011 |
Other references that were found useful to support these primary references or to cover specific disciplines in which the candidate may feel deficient included:
| Subject | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Copyright Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A clinical pharmacology text | Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics Print Digital | Riviere | 10th ed. | 2017 |
| A physiology text | Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology Print | Hall | 14th ed. | 2021 |
| A physiology text | Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology Print | Barrett | 25th ed. | 2016 |
| An immunology text | Veterinary Immunology Print | Tizard | 10th ed. | 2018 |
| Clinical pathology | Veterinary Laboratory Medicine: Interpretation & Diagnosis Print | Meyer | 3rd ed. | 2004 |
| - | Pocket Companion to Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology Print | Hall | 14th ed. | 2021 |
| - | Proceedings of the American Association of Equine Practitioners Print | AAEP | N/A | 1967-2020 |
| - | Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Search the catalog for additional equine health resources available at NCSU Libraries.
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“This is only a convenience copy of the reading list to help find copies of reading materials in the NCSU Libraries. It does not replace the official reading list. Candidates are responsible for ensuring they use the latest reading list.”
Please visit the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners website for more information. Current Practice Study & Reading Guides can be found on the Exam Prep Help page. You can also access directly through this link.
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Updated 08/19/2022