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Endoscopic applications are recognised and well-established techniques in human surgery, where a variety of procedures are performed routinely. A less intrusive and labour demanding process than surgery, these procedures have great potential for use in veterinary medicine. They allow a quicker clinical recovery, minimal intrusion and risk of bacterial exposure, and a lower mortality than conventional surgical options. Beginning with an introduction to the topic and an overview of bovine anatomy, this book then discusses both mainstream and experimental applications of endoscopy in cattle. It covers: - Practical advice on preparing for the procedure and patient restraint; - Techniques including LDA corrections, RDA corrections, exploratory laparoscopy, exploratory thoracoscopy, theloscopy and umbilical hernia corrections; - Post-operative care to allow the animal to rejoin the herd at the next milking, whenever possible. Written in a practical and accessible style for veterinary practitioners and students, the book provides a thorough and complete introduction to the exciting new field of bovine endoscopy.

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Sotirios qualified in 1994, from the Veterinary School of the Aristotle University of Thessalonica, Greece. His main clinical interests are advanced reproductive technologies (ART) for cattle and sheep, with multiple ovulation and embryo transfer (MOET) in cattle and sheep, cattle ovum pick-up (OPU) and in-vitro fertilization (IVF), as well as genomic benchmarking, reproductive and abdominal surgery, hoof health, mastitis, bull and ram semen testing, youngstock health, pathology and ruminant nutrition, based on Cornell Net Carbohydrate Protein System (CNCPS). Sotirios has extensive experience in training vets and farmers, as a CowSignals Master Trainer and a LANTRA Freelance Instructor and Assessor. He has trained most of the vets who practice endoscopic surgery in the UK, and has tutored endoscopic courses in the UK, Europe, Australia and North America. He is the tutor for a cattle DIY artificial insemination course and a non-vet cattle scanning course. He also organizes foot trimming courses and holds the Dutch Diploma in Cattle Hoofcare, the NPTC Level 3 Certificate of Competence in Cattle Foot Trimming, White Line Atlas Hoof Trimming Instructor, to mention a few. Sotirios has extensive experience of improving udder health, with a particular interest in dynamic and static milk parlour testing, aiming to identify risk factors for mastitis during milking. He is deeply interested in clinical research and uses Stata, by StataCorp LLC, to support his statistical analysis. He has coordinated two large-scale clinical research projects, on caesarean sections and on left displacement of abomasum corrective techniques. Sotirios is also a computer programmer, with particular interest in SQL databases. He developed the analysis program MilkMonitor©, which can analyse large amounts of cattle data. Sotirios also holds a helicopter commercial pilot's Licence CPL(H) with instrument rating IR(H).

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