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Source: Steven L. Stockham, 785-532-4453, stockham@vet.k-state.edu
News release prepared by: Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, 785-532-6415, ebarcomb@k-state.edu

Thursday, April 17, 2008

K-STATE PROFESSOR PUBLISHES BOOK THAT HELPS VETERINARY STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT COMMON LAB TESTS USED TO EVALUATE ANIMALS LIKE DOGS, CATS, HORSES AND CATTLE

MANHATTAN -- A Kansas State University professor is co-author of a book that helps students of veterinary medicine learn about laboratory tests used to evaluate domestic mammals from cats to cattle.

Steven L. Stockham, professor of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology at K-State, and co-author Michael A. Scott, an assistant professor at Michigan State University, have written a second edition of "Fundamentals of Veterinary Clinical Pathology," available now from Blackwell Publishing.

The book offers information about common clinical laboratory tests that veterinarians use to evaluate domestic mammals like dogs, cats, horses and cattle. Students can learn what the tests measure, conditions that affect results and what those results indicate about the animal's health or illness. The second edition offers students information on additional disorders and includes new images and illustrations.

More information about the book is available at
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/book.asp?ref=9780813800769&site=1

Stockham teaches clinical pathology and diagnostic medicine courses at K-State's College of Veterinary Medicine, where he also directs the clinical pathology laboratory. He is the program coordinator for clinical pathology residents who are seeking certification as veterinary clinical pathologists. His research involves the identification and characterization of spontaneous diseases via clinical laboratory methods and the improvement of clinical laboratory methods.

Stockham earned his bachelor's degree and doctorate of veterinary medicine from K-State, and his master's degree from Michigan State University. He is originally from McPherson.