Nathaniel White, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, the Jean Ellen Shehan Professor and director of Virginia Tech’s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center, has authored and edited the second edition of The Equine Acute Abdomen.

The book provides a thorough discussion of normal and abnormal anatomy and physiology of the horse’s gastrointestinal tract and includes surgical techniques and medical treatments for the diseases that cause colic.

The Equine Acute Abdomen was co-edited by James Moore, DVM, PhD, and Timothy Mair, BVSc, DEIM, DESTS, Dipl. ECEIM, MRCVS. The book offers readers information that will help them effectively identify and treat any disease of the stomach, intestines, peritoneum, liver, and abdominal wall. Complications associated with colic are also described. With more than 410 illustrations contained in 44 chapters, the volume is a valuable compendium of information.

"Dr. White is one of our most accomplished equine clinicians and researchers," said Gerhardt G. Schurig, DVM, MS, PhD, dean of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. "This book is an important scholarly achievement and I’m sure the new edition will become an important reference text for those veterinarians, students, and horse owners who deal with equine abdominal disease