GEP Recommended Textbooks

The initial part of the Graduate Entry Programme concentrates on anatomy. Well illustrated anatomy textbooks are expensive but are an excellent investment as they will be used throughout your veterinary course and beyond. You may prefer to delay purchase until you get to Edinburgh, when you will have the opportunity to view different books in the veterinary library, and choose the ones you like most for purchase at that point.

Anatomy is a subject in which second-hand older editions may be a practical purchase as the subject does not change dramatically. Newer editions tend to be better illustrated, often incorporating colour, but older editions of standard texts may be available at significantly cheaper prices.

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GEP Animal Body 1 (AB1) course

Course in topographical anatomy which starts off your veterinary degree. Runs in August, with exam in mid-September. The following books are well suited to this course as recommended by Dr Andrew Gardiner, AB1 coordinator:

Gardiner, A. (ed) & Raynor, M. (illus.) (2014) The Dog Anatomy Workbook: A Guide to the Canine Body. London: J.A. Allen.

Interactive ‘workbook’/colouring atlas on dog anatomy and clinical contexts written by lecturers from the R(D)SVS. This is not a textbook but a practically-oriented learning aid. It would complement a standard anatomy textbook, e.g. Evans & de Lahunta or Dyce, Sack & Wensing.

Evans, H.E. & de Lahunta, A. (2010 & subsequent editions) Guide to the Dissection of the Dog, 7th edition. London: Saunders.

Excellent illustrations. A lot of descriptive text also. This is a standard textbook of dog anatomy

Dyce, K.M., Sack, W.O. & Wensing, C.J.G. (2009 & subsequent editions) Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy, 4th edition. London: Saunders.

Text and black-and-white line drawings with a few black and white photographs and a colour plate section. Classic anatomy textbook, covers all domestic species.

Done, S.H. & Goody, P.C. (1996 & subsequent editions) Colour Atlas of Veterinary Anatomy, Volume 3. The Dog and Cat. London: Mosby.

With its combination of detailed photographs of labelled dissections and colour diagrams, this book is very comprehensive if a bit overwhelming. As long as you use it for reference and do not try to 'learn' it you will be fine.

Evans, H.E. (1993 & subsequent editions) Miller’s Anatomy of the Dog. London: Mosby.

Anatomy of the Dog is the standard canine reference. You should not buy this enormous book at the moment as it is too detailed and text-dominated and will overwhelm you with information; copies are in the library for reference.

Alberts, B. et al (2010 & subsequent editions) Essential Cell Biology. New York and London: Garland Science.

This is an excellent cell biology reference textbook, with 3rd editions often available cheaply second hand, and library copies available. Graduates may come to the BVM&S programme with slightly varying levels of previous cell biology knowledge in place. Use of this attractively illustrated book, which also has self-assessment questions, will help you remedy any gaps that become apparent as you progress through the graduate entry year.

Animal Life and Food Safety course

This course runs over the entire year, starting in August. You will have plenty of time to look at books in the library and assess the ones you may want to purchase. However - one of the teaching team has the following suggestions:

McDonald, P. et al (2011 & subsequent editions) Animal Nutrition. London: Longman Scientific.

McGreevy, P. (2012 & subsequent editions) Equine Behaviour: A Guide for Veterinarians and Equine Scientists. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders.

Webster, J., (2011) Universities Federation for Animal Welfare. Management and Welfare of Farm Animals: the UFAW Farm Handbook. Wiley-Blackwell.