Presents practical guidance on using anesthetic and analgesic drugs to prevent pain caused by surgery or disease. This cohesive resource offers complete coverage of anesthetics and anesthetic technique in farm animals with a focus on practical applications. Providing thorough information on pain management and residues, the book also covers specific techniques for common surgical procedures and considerations for animals with pathophysiological conditions.--COVER.

Preanesthetic considerations / HuiChu Lin -- Commonly used preanesthetics / HuiChu Lin -- Standing sedation and chemical restraint / HuiChu Lin -- Injectable anesthetics and field anesthesia / HuiChu Lin -- Inhalation anesthesia / HuiChu Lin -- Perioperative monitoring and management of complications / HuiChu Lin -- Local and regional anesthetic techniques / Misty A. Edmondson -- Anesthetic management of special procedures / Paul Walz and Benjamin Newcomer -- Pain management for farm animals / HuiChu Lin -- Fluid therapy / Paul Walz -- Regulation and legal considerations of anesthetics and analgesics used in food producing animals / Thomas Passler -- Euthanasia of farm animals / Thomas Passler.