Veterinary Specialty Boards Reading Lists, CSU

Core Reading Material

"May be used for Day 1 and Day 2 exam material for many disciplines."

Core Journals

The links below take you to the resources at the publishers' websites, which might prompt you for payment.  Your library might be able to provide these resources at comparatively lower or no cost to you. Tools like Unpaywall may also allow you to freely and legally access some of the articles you’re interested in.  Open access journals in which all articles are freely available are marked with .

Journal Articles

• Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice

  • Parkinson, L. (2023). Fluid Therapy in Exotic Animal Emergency and Critical Care. 26(3), 623-645.
  • LLizo, S. Y. (2021). Prevention is Better than Cure: An Overview of Disease Outbreak Management in Herptiles. 24(3), 647-659.
  • van Zanten, T. C., & Simpson, S. C. (2021). Managing the health of captive groups of reptiles and amphibians. 24(3), 609-645.

• Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

  • Varela K, et al. A Review of Zoonotic Disease Threats to Pet Owners: A Compendium of Measures to                                                   Prevent Zoonotic Diseases Associated with Non-Traditional Pets Rodents and Other Small Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, Backyard Poultry, and Other Selected Animals. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. Jun 2022.303-360.

Core Textbooks/Manuals

Additional Reading Materials

In addition to Day 1 core reading materials.

Journals

The links below take you to the resources at the publishers' websites, which might prompt you for payment.  Your library might be able to provide these resources at comparatively lower or no cost to you. Tools like Unpaywall may also allow you to freely and legally access some of the articles you’re interested in.  Open access journals in which all articles are freely available are marked with .

Books