Merck Veterinary Manual
{{Merge portions from|Merck Manual|Veterinary medicine|date=March 2022}}
{{Short description|Reference book and website}}
{{Infobox book
| name = Merck Veterinary Manual
| genre = Veterinary Medicine
| author = Merck & Co.
| published = 1955
| website = {{URL|merckvetmanual.com/}}
| image = File:Merck_Veterinary_Manual.png
}}
The Merck Veterinary Manual is a reference manual of animal health care. It was first published by Merck & Co., Inc. in 1955.{{cite journal |author= |title=Merck Veterinary Manual |journal=South Dakota Journal of Medicine and Pharmacy |date=September 1955 |volume=8 |pages=359–360 |url=https://archive.org/details/southdakotajourn8195sout/page/n381/mode/2up |access-date=14 November 2020 |publisher=South Dakota State Medical Association |location=Sioux Falls, South Dakota |via=Internet Archive}} It contains concise, thorough information on the diagnosis and treatment of disease in a wide variety of species. The Manual is available as a book, published on a non-profit basis.{{cite book |last1=Cockcroft |first1=Peter D. |last2=Hows |first2=Mark |title=Handbook of evidence-based veterinary medicine |date=2003 |publisher=Blackwell Publishing |isbn=9780470680544 |page=48 |chapter=The Merck Veterinary Manual}} Additionally, the full text can be accessed for free via the website, or downloaded in its entirety via an app.{{cite web |author= |title=App enhances content in Merck Veterinary Manual |url=https://www.veterinarypracticenews.com/app-enhances-merck-veterinary-manual-content/ |website=Veterinary Practice News |access-date=14 November 2020 |date=23 January 2018}} In January 2020, the website was redesigned with a more helpful search function without advertising.{{cite news |author= |title=Merck Veterinary Manual website gets a makeover |url=https://www.dvm360.com/view/merck-veterinary-manual-website-gets-a-makeover |access-date=14 November 2020 |work=DVM 360 |date=January 19, 2020}} Interactive features on the website include quizzes, case studies, and clinical calculators. In addition, there are animal health news summaries and commentaries.
History
The Merck Veterinary Manual was first published in 1955. It was based on the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, which was first published in 1899 as a reference for physicians. The first edition of the Veterinary Manual included contributions from over 200 authors, with 389 chapters divided into sections on public health, toxicology, and diseases of domestic animals, zoo and fur animals, and poultry. The first five editions were edited by Otto H. Siegmund. The fifth edition was published in 1979.{{cite web |title=In Memoriam {{!}} Otto H. Siegmund |url=https://www.avma.org/javma-news/2000-04-01/memoriam |access-date=14 November 2020 |website=American Veterinary Medical Association |date=March 15, 2000 }} The sixth and seventh editions were edited by Clarence M. Fraser.{{cite web |title=Obituaries {{!}} Clarence M. Fraser |url=https://www.avma.org/javma-news/2005-06-15/obituaries |website=American Veterinary Medical Association |access-date=14 November 2020 |date=June 1, 2005}}
The eighth edition, edited by Susan Aeillo, was published in 1988 with contributions from 317 authors.{{cite journal |last1=Radostits |first1=Otto M. |title=The Merck Veterinary Manual, 8th Edition |journal=The Canadian Veterinary Journal |date=April 2000 |volume=41 |issue=4 |pages=334 |issn=0008-5286 |pmc=1476169}} A review in the Canadian Veterinary Journal declared it to be an 'excellent veterinary handbook'. The ninth edition was published in 2005, and included chapters by over 350 authors. New subjects included Hendra virus infection in the horse, and biosecurity.{{cite news |last1=Reca Zipp |first1=Marcella M. |title=9th Edition of The Merck Veterinary Manual Released |url=https://thehorse.com/152592/9th-edition-of-the-merck-veterinary-manual-released/ |access-date=14 November 2020 |work=The Horse |date=7 March 2005}} The tenth edition, published in 2010 and edited by Cynthia M. Kahn, was the first to contain images. It included radiographs, illustrations, and photomicrographs, as well as new chapters, including one on African hedgehogs.{{cite journal |last1=Nestor |first1=Derek D. |title=Book Reviews: For Your Library |journal=American Journal of Veterinary Research |date=April 2011 |volume=72 |issue=4 |pages=430–431 |doi=10.2460/ajvr.72.4.430|doi-access=free }}
The eleventh edition, published in 2016, had over 400 contributing authors.{{cite news |author= |title=11th Edition of The Merck Veterinary Manual Coming This Summer |url=https://www.veterinarypracticenews.com/11th-edition-of-the-merck-veterinary-manual-coming-this-summer/ |access-date=14 November 2020 |work=Veterinary Practice News |date=25 April 2016}} New topics in the eleventh edition included backyard poultry and smoke inhalation.{{cite journal |author= |title=JAVMA News {{!}} 11th edition of Merck manual to be published in July |journal=Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association |date=July 2016 |volume=249 |issue=1 |page=25 |doi=10.2460/javma.249.1.10}} In 2018, a free app version was made available which included a 57 megabyte download of all the information from the eleventh edition.{{cite news |author= |title=Free download: Merck Veterinary Manual |url=https://todaysveterinarybusiness.com/free-download-merck-veterinary-manual/ |access-date=14 November 2020 |work=Today's Veterinary Business |date=23 January 2018 }}
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.merckvetmanual.com/}}
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