Tag: animal_science

Interested in a veterinary career? This book will help

sweet cat, bro

Test prep books are, pretty obviously, useful for people gearing up for the appropriate test.  However, many people find them useful well before then!

Take, for example, the Veterinary Technician National Exam (VTNE). This week’s book, Master the VTNE, was made to prepare you for the big exam all Vet Techs will have to pass, but anyone with an interest in a veterinary career, or perhaps interested in the differences between being a Vet Tech and a Veterinarian, might find this informative. Who knows, maybe it will persuade them to get on the track that will eventually lead them to this test!

We have plenty of test preparation resources, from nursing to dentistry, to GRE exams; some books, some digital (like Learning Express Library). If you’re interested in any of these careers or exams, don’t hesitate to contact us.

BotD with Man’s Best Friend (or Woman’s!)

I will do anything to post pictures of my dog on here.  But there’s a reason:  I was actually terrified of dogs.  My wife and I got Cooper explicitly to help me overcome that fear.

I did most of the raising of Cooper, and through knowing him and his quirks , we have overbonded.  He’s the best, and watching him as a tiny puppy play with full-grown pitbulls without fear of harm, I came to lose that fear.

Powerful Bonds Between People and Pets by P. Elizabeth Anderson explores the psychological relationships people and their companion animals develop and the dependencies within.  Complete with sources for further reading, the science of it all is laid out in a compassionate discussion of what could have easily been drab data.  Even though there are lots of pictures, the information is still captivating enough to exist without them.

I’ve seen grown, grizzled men cry over a cat or dog passing away.  That bond is really there for so many of us, and while no one needs an explanation of why they love, it is most certainly interesting to understand the how and the history.

Book of the Day vs. Cows

Fact: I don’t eat meat.  I’m not lauding it, I don’t care, and I’m not part of a radical movement to free the bovine.  However, I’m flipping through today’s BotD: Introduction to Animal Science: Global, Biological, Social, and Industry Perspectives, and it appears that in my brief time perusing the item, I’ve encountered the food industry, and lots of bovine.  For real, I think I’ve opened up to more cows than any book I’ve ever touched.  But look at that cover!  Adorable!

Despite my observations, it does not completely adhere to the food industry (or moo-ing animals).  It has a lot of graphical information which is researched and cited.  It also goes into the history of domesticating animals, service, environmental issues… But if you’re simple like me, there are a lot of color pictures of puppies (puppies!!) and rabbits (bunnies!!).

So pick it up for the education (and bunnies!).