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Purdue SVM Textbooks, Year 1
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Dukes' Physiology of Domestic Animals, 12th EditionDukes' Physiology of Domestic Animals, 12th Edition
Buy new: $85.45 / Used from: $65.00
Much better than the recommended text. This will be very helpful for neuro, too.
Guide to the Dissection of the DogGuide to the Dissection of the Dog by Howard Evans
Buy used from: $40.00
Order an older edition used. It's not like they've recently put the heart on the other end of the dog.
Anatomy of the Dog: An Illustrated TextAnatomy of the Dog: An Illustrated Text by Klaus-Dieter Budras
Buy used from: $107.38
Buy this. I really, really wish I'd known about this first semester - the images will make life much, much easier. If you are into large animals, there are equine and bovine volumes as well.
Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy 3rd editionTextbook of Veterinary Anatomy 3rd edition by K. M. Dyce DVM & S BSc MRCVS
Buy new: $98.93 / Used from: $58.98
It's on the required list for 2nd semester anatomy, though you could get by without it. It's a good text, thorough, and can helpful first semester as well, so I'd recommend getting it.
A Textbook of HistologyA Textbook of Histology
Buy used from: $12.00
Out of print, but if you can find the 11th or 12th edition, definately get it. Much better than Dellman's.
Veterinary EmbryologyVeterinary Embryology by TA McGeady
Buy new: $86.39 / Used from: $52.80
I wish I had known about this book - this will make the developmental stuff in histo much clearer (it wasn't clear at all without it)
Color Atlas of Veterinary HistologyColor Atlas of Veterinary Histology by William Bacha
Buy new: $72.56 / Used from: $59.88
Again, might as well get an older edition and save some $$
The Immune SystemThe Immune System by Peter Parham
Buy used from: $13.00
This book is quite good, and the immunology course follows it fairly closely.
Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine: 2-Volume SetTextbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine: 2-Volume Set by Stephen J. Ettinger DVM DACVIM
Buy used from: $196.99
Not necissary, but great for A & I
Fundamentals of Veterinary Clinical PathologyFundamentals of Veterinary Clinical Pathology by Steven L. Stockham
Buy used from: $40.00
Not necissary for your freshman year, but a huge boon for A&I. You'll need a good clin path text second year anywho, and I much preffer this to the recommended book (Duncan & Prasser).
Anatomy of Domestic Animals: Systemic & Regional ApproachAnatomy of Domestic Animals: Systemic & Regional Approach by Chris Pasquini
Buy used from: $70.00
People really like this atlas, though I didn't use it myself.
Plumb's Veterinary Drug HandbookPlumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook by Donald C. Plumb Pharm.D.
Buy new: $64.79 / Used from: $71.85
Not necissary, but a good reference. You'll want a copy later, though.