University Libraries Logo University Libraries Logo
RESEARCH GUIDES

Veterinary Medicine

Tools to help locate and use information in the veterinary sciences.
Textbooks are available:
  • Online as ebooks (indicated under Call Number when available), and/or
  • In print in the library:
    • For 2-hour loan from the Reserve section behind the circulation desk;
    • For use in the library from the Textbooks section.
The newest edition of each book is linked below.
Spring 2022 | Fall 2021

Spring 2022 Recommended and Required Textbooks

Gross Anatomy 2  |  Comp. Biology of Disease 1  |  Comp. Biology of Disease 2  | Principles of Veterinary Pharmacology  |  Intro to Clinical Veterinary Medicine  |  Musculoskeletal System

VM 6521 - Gross Anatomy 2 (Horse, Cow) (Masty)

In addition, any of the recommended atlases may be helpful for visual learners:

VM 6650.01 - Comparative Biology of Disease 1 (Knoblaugh)

VM 6550.02 - Comparative Biology of Disease 2 (Rikihisa)

VM 6561 - Principles of Veterinary Pharmacology (Lakritz/Cormet-Boyaka)

VM 6570.01 - Intro to Clinical Veterinary Medicine (Motta)

VM 6607 - Musculoskeletal System (Niehaus)

Digestive System  |  Cardiovascular System  |  Respiratory System  |  Integumentary System  |  Intro to Animal Welfare  |  Clin Vet Parasitology

VM 6609 - Digestive System (Parker)

VM 6600 - Cardiovascular System (Schober)

VM 6601 - Respiratory System (Davis)

VM 6606 - Integumentary System (Cole)

VM 6565 - Introduction to Animal Welfare (Flint)

VM 6610.01 - Clinical Veterinary Parasitology (Marsh)

Clinical Microbio & Pharm of Antimicrobial Agents  |  Emerging Diseases  |  SA Operative Practice  |  Vet Diagnostic Imaging  |  Applied Clinical Vet Parasitology

VM 7564 - Clinical Microbiology & Pharm of Antimicrobial Agents (Diaz-Campos)

VM 6635 - Emerging Diseases (Arruda)

VM 7615.01 - Small Animal Operative Practice (McLoughlin)

VM 7526 - Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (Hostnik)

VM 6610.02 - Applied Clinical Vet Parasitology (Marsh)

Clin Problem Solving & Treatment: SAM I  |  Equine Lameness & Gait Abnormalities  |  Small Ruminant Med & Surg  |  Vet Clinical Oncology  |  Clinical Vet Ophthalmology  |  Anesthesia Case Mgmt  |  Intro to Shelter Med  |  Intro to Lab Animal Med  |  Nutrition of Food Animals & Equine  |  Prevent Metabolic Dis/Dairy Cattle Record Anlys

VCS 7718 - Clin Problem Solving & Treatment: SAM I (Parker)

Either of these two texts:

VCS 7732 - Equine Lameness & Gait Abnormalities (Durgam)

VCS 7747 - Small Ruminant Medicine & Surgery (Niehaus)

VCS 7754 - Vet Clinical Oncology (Burge)

VCS 7762 - Clinical Veterinary Ophthalmology (Miller)

The following list of ophtho texts recommended for reference only:

VCS 7775 - Anesthesia Case Management (Aarnes/Lerche)

VPM 7717 - Introduction to Shelter Medicine (O'Quin)

VPM 7720 - Introduction to Lab Animal Medicine (Freed)

VPM 7612 - Nutrition of Food Animals and Equine (Eastridge)

VPM 8613 - Prevent Metabolic Dis/Dairy Cattle Record Anlys (Eastridge)

Fall 2021 Recommended and Required Textbooks

VPM I: Intro to Epidemiology  |  Gross Anatomy I  | Intro. Diagnostic Radiology |  Comp. Structure & Function of Tissues  |  Structure & Function of Cells  |  Clinical Pathology | Intro. Animal Behavior 

VM 6510 - Vet Prev Med I: Intro to Epidemiology & Population Systems (Gonclaves Arruda)

VM 6520 - Gross Anatomy I (Inpanbutr)

VM 6525 - Introduction to Diagnostic Radiology (Green)

VM 6530 - Comparative Structure & Function of Tissues (Premanandan)

VM 6540 - Structure & Function of Cells (Reddish)

VM 6618 - Clinical Pathology (Wellman)

VM 6641 - Intro to Animal Behavior (Lilly)

Urinary System  |  Nervous System  | Endocrine System  |  Reproductive System  |  VPM II: Zoonotic Diseases 

VM 6602 - Urinary System (Byron)

VM 6603 - Nervous System (Masty)

Note: All NEURO recommended books are on reserve in the library. Crossman and Thomson texts have ample pictures.  Any of the clinical texts provide a reading background.

VM 6604 - Endocrine System (Toribio)

VM 6605 - Reproductive System (Runcan)

VM 6646 - Vet Prev Med II: Zoonotic Diseases (Berrian)

Clinical Reasoning & Decision-making  |  Applied Clin Vet Parasitology |  Intro to Comp. Vet Ophthalmology  |  Intro to Anesthesia |  Intro to Surgery  |  Vet Emergency & Critical Care Med.  |  SA Operative Practice 

VM 6570.03 - Clinical Reasoning & Decision-making (Langston)

VM 6610.02 - Applied Clinical Veterinary Parasitology (Marsh)

VM 6612 - Intro to Comparative Veterinary Ophthalmology (Metzler)

VM 7562 - Intro to Anesthesia (Aarnes)

VM 7563 - Intro to Surgery (Wanstrath)

VM 7613 - Vet Emergency and Critical Care Medicine (Cooper)

VM 7615.01 - Small Animal Operative Practice (McLoughlin)

Canine Surgical Anatomy  |  Advanced Feline Veterinary Anatomy  |  Applied Veterinary Clinical Pathology  |  Cattle Diseases  |  Nutrition  |  Zoo & Wildlife Medicine II

VBS 7800 - Canine Surgical Anatomy (Masty)

VBS 7801 - Advanced Feline Veterinary Anatomy (Masty)

VBS 7712 - Applied Veterinary Clinical Pathology (Hokamp)

VCS 7746 - Cattle Diseases (Niehaus)

VCS 7720 - Nutrition (Parker)

VPM 7771 - Zoo & Wildlife Medicine II (Flint)

Don't see your class or book?

Ask at the circulation desk, and we'll help you find the book you need.

Faculty, is your course missing or are books incorrect?

Email Jessica with corrections, and ensure your syllabus is up to date in the Curriculum Management Tool. 

The Ohio State University

© The Ohio State University - University Libraries
1858 Neil Avenue Mall, Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: (614) 292-OSUL (6785) | Fax: (614) 292-9101

Request an alternate format of this page | Accessibility | Privacy Policy

For all other requests, click Ask Us.