Miller's Anatomy of the Dog

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Miller's Anatomy of the Dog is a veterinary textbook which was first published in 1964. [1] It deals with the structure, organs and tissues of the dog. The fifth edition was published in 2020.

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Malcolm E. Miller began work on the first edition of the textbook in 1946, having completed a thesis in 1940 entitled "The Dissection and Study of the Trunk of the Dog". [1] Miller based each description and illustration in the book on at least five canine dissections. [2] Miller died in 1960, and the first edition of The Anatomy of the Dog was published posthumously in 1964, [1] with George C. Christensen and Howard E. Evans as co-authors. [2] Evans and Christensen also co-authored the second edition, published in 1979, retitled as Miller's Anatomy of the Dog. [3] This edition was translated into Japanese, [4] and was described by the Canadian Veterinary Journal as being "... more than a manual. It will probably be regarded as a kind of Bible in its own field..." [3]

Evans was the sole author of the third edition, [5] which was published in 1993. [6] The third edition was reviewed in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association , [7] and the Journal of Small Animal Practice . [8]

The fourth edition, published in 2012, was the first in full color. [6] It had fewer pages than the third edition, due to a reduction in text and image size. [6] Reviewers from the Canadian Veterinary Journal and the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association found this did not detract from the clarity of the information presented. [6] [7] The fourth edition was reviewed by several other specialty veterinary journals, including The Veterinary Journal , [9] the Journal of Small Animal Practice, [10] and the Australian Veterinary Journal . [11] The fourth edition was noted by a specialist cat publication, the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery , to be a "solid and well-referenced work" despite its "deficiency" of lacking information about cats. [12] This edition was revised by Evans, [5] and co-authored by Alexander de Lahunta. [12]

The fifth edition was published in 2020, and was described in a review in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association as remaining "the most comprehensive textbook on the anatomy of the canine body." [13] This edition was edited by de Lahunta, in conjunction with John W. Hermanson. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Danks, A. Gordon; Habel, Robert E.; Leonard, Ellis P. (1960). "Miller, Malcolm E." Memorial Statements of Veterinary Faculty (1921-present). Cornell University | Office of the Dean of the University Faculty. hdl:1813/18589 . Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 Penrod, Kenneth E. (April 1965). "New Books | Anatomy of the dog". Journal of Medical Education. 40 (4): 400. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Gardell, C. (April 1980). "Book reviews | Miller's Anatomy of the Dog. Second Edition". Canadian Veterinary Journal . 21 (4): 118. PMC   1789744 .
  4. ↑ Evans, Howard E.; Mochizuki, Kimiko; Christensen, George C.; Miller, Malcolm E. (1985). Shinpan kaitei zōho inu no kaibōgaku. 880-02Inu no kaibōgaku. Gakusōsha. Retrieved 16 October 2021– via HathiTrust.
  5. 1 2 Nolen, R. Scott (January 1, 2013). "One of a kind". Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 242 (1): 14–15. doi:10.2460/javma.242.1.6. PMID   23234275 . Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Carioto, Lisa (April 2016). "Book review | Miller's Anatomy of the Dog, 4th edition". Canadian Veterinary Journal. 57 (4): 381. PMC   4790228 .
  7. 1 2 Freeman, Larry E. (15 December 2012). "Book Reviews: For Your Library | Miller's Anatomy of the Dog (4th edition)". Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 241 (12): 1595. doi:10.2460/javma.241.12.1595.
  8. ↑ Boyd, J. S. (November 1994). "Veterinary anatomy of the dog: Miller's Anatomy of the Dog. 3rd edn. By H. E. Evans". Journal of Small Animal Practice. 35 (11): 597–598. doi:10.1111/j.1748-5827.1994.tb03830.x.
  9. ↑ Gibson, John S. (January 2013). "Book review | H.E. Evans, A. de Lahunta, Miller's Anatomy of the Dog, fourth ed., Elsevier, London, 2013, ISBN978-143770812-7, 850 pp.; £93.99 (hard)". The Veterinary Journal. 195 (1): e8. doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.10.012.
  10. ↑ Hattersley, Rachel (April 2013). "Book review | Miller's Anatomy of the Dog - by Howard E. Evans and Alexander de Lahunta". Journal of Small Animal Practice. 54 (4): 221. doi: 10.1111/jsap.12013 .
  11. ↑ Payne, Genevieve L (December 2012). "Book review | Miller's anatomy of the dog. 4th edn. Edited by HE Evans and A de Lahunta. Elsevier, St Louis, 2013. 850 pages. Price $153. ISBN 978 1 43770 812 7". Australian Veterinary Journal. 90 (12): 504. doi:10.1111/j.1751-0813.2012.01003.x.
  12. 1 2 Halling, Krista (February 2013). "Book Review: Miller's anatomy of the dog". Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery. 15 (2): 165. doi: 10.1177/1098612X12465055 .
  13. 1 2 Hafez, Shireen (15 March 2020). "Book Reviews | Books for veterinarians | Miller and Evans' Anatomy of the Dog (5th edition)". Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 256 (6): 664. doi:10.2460/javma.256.6.664. S2CID   211834689.

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