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I first met the late Dr Elizabeth (Betty) Svendsen MBE, founder of The Donkey Sanctuary, in the mid 1970’s. At that time Glasgow Veterinary School had an equine parasite research programme which included studies on equine lungworm infection. As donkeys were frequently infected with this parasite Dr Svendsen travelled north to find the best way to deal with the problem. This led to close collaboration between myself and The Donkey Sanctuary and resulted in Betty and I becoming good friends. Since then I have seen significant advances in knowledge of health and welfare of donkeys largely due to the efforts of their charismatic champion.
This latest Donkey Sanctuary publication “The Clinical Companion for the Donkey” would have pleased Betty enormously. It is a real Vade Mecum for everyone involved with donkeys to have by their side whether it be in developing countries where the donkey is a vital part of rural economies, or in parts of the world where they are kept either as pets or for leisure pursuits. Although much of the information provided in The Clinical Companion is relevant to donkeys worldwide some problems may be more important in certain areas - for example in Ethiopia it would be unusual to find an overweight laminitic donkey which, sadly, is not the case in many parts of Europe.
The Clinical Companion begins with an excellent chapter on donkey behaviour the understanding of which is fundamental for the detection of welfare or health problems.
I hope this valuable publication will be available to all who are involved with donkeys wherever they are and whatever their role.
James L Duncan BVMS PhD MRCVS
Professor Emeritus
The University of Glasgow
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