Preface
Physiology is the study of the normal functioning of the body. An understanding of the interrelationships between molecules, cells, and organs that maintain homeostasis in an individual can be achieved through physiology.
Because the study of medicine is the study of abnormal functioning of the body and it is therefore very essential to understand the normal physiology to comprehend the mechanisms of diseases and their treatment. For this reason, physiology and other important sciences basic to medicine are introduced first in the veterinary curriculum.Physiology is a relatively vast subject, and veterinary students are far too busy to study everything there is to know about it in the initial semesters. On that background, the book entitled Textbook of Veterinary Physiology is an attempt to provide learning resources with easy-to-understand language to the students, faculties, scientists, and related professionals in the subject concerned. This volume is an attempt to narrate physiology in 10 sections with 29 chapters. The book covers differences between various domestic animals along with laboratory animals, avian species, and wildlife at the physiological level since the scope of physiology not only encompasses the basic functional descriptions of the systems of a particular animal or breed. The various morphological descriptions of the organs, tissues, and cells involved in the physiological system have been highlighted, with a particular emphasis on species variation. Given the book’s diverse users, the chapters are presented in small paragraphs with pertinent headings and sub-headings to make it easier to locate the precise information in a detailed narration.
This book is first of its kind for physiology as it comprehensively covers species diversity, thorough mechanism of action, description with clinical implications, and the most essential, the most recent breakthroughs in the field of physiology, all in one volume.
The immune system, assisted reproductive technology, ovarian dynamics, environmental physiology and thermoregulation, thermoregulation in birds, and behavioral physiology are just a few of the more advanced topics covered in this book. It will fortify the readers to become a master in the subject concerned and strengthen future publications. This uniqueness will attract the diversified readers to satisfy the basic understanding of veterinary physiology under one roof rather than reading through several collections for a single subject.The contributors of various chapters are professionals with vast experience in veterinary physiology supported by sound peer-reviewed publications. The Editorial board take this opportunity to thank all the contributors for their dedication in drafting, timely submission, and for sharing their rich knowledge and experience with others. The efforts of many others, all of those cannot be individually listed, were also very pertinent in completing this relevant and an important volume.
Kolkata, West Bengal, India Pradip Kumar Das
Bangalore, Karnataka, India Veerasamy Sejian
Kolkata, West Bengal, India Joydip Mukherjee
Kolkata, West Bengal, India Dipak Banerjee