Class of 2029 Spring Book List

DVM TEXTBOOK/EQUIPMENT LIST 
Spring 2026 – Class of 2029

Note: As of 2024, VetText will no longer be selling textbooks directly. The booklist below will be updated with new links for textbooks by mid-July. We apologize for any inconvenience. 

 

VM 611 - Foundations of Veterinary Medicine II

  • See Required Equipment/Supplies List below

VM 619 - Veterinary Neurobiology

Required: 
C.E. Thomson, C. Hahn: Veterinary Neuroanatomy: A Clinical Approach, 1st Edition. Elsevier Saunders, 2012
ISBN: 9780702034824

Recommended: 
de Lahunta’s Veterinary Neuroanatomy and Clinical Neurology, 5th Ed.
IBSN: 9780323696111

    VM 623 – Veterinary Nutrition

    None

    VM637 - Veterinary Bacteriology & Mycology

    RECOMMENDED:

    McVey: Veterinary Microbiology, 3rd or 4th edition, Wiley-Blackwell, 2013, 2023
    IBSN: 9781119650751
        Can be assessed via CSU Library 

    VM638 - Veterinary Parasitology  

    RECOMMENDED:

    Veterinary Parasitology, 4th ed., by Taylor, Coop & Wall (Wiley/Blackwell)
    IBSN: 9780470671627

    VM639 - Veterinary Virology

    None

    VM640 - Biology of Disease I

    RECOMMENDED:

    Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease. Zachary, 7th Ed., 2022
                 IBSN 9780323713146
                              Can be accessed via CSU Library

    Pathology of Domestic Animals. Maxie et al 6th Ed., 2016

                 Volume 1: Introduction, Musculoskeletal, Nervous, Special Senses & Integument
                 IBSN 9780702053177

                 Volume 2: Alimentary, Liver, Pancreas, Urinary, Respiratory
                 IBSN 9780702053184

                 Volume 3: Cardiovascular, Hematopoietic, Endocrine, Genital
                 IBSN 9780702053191
                              Links to chapter are provided on the syllabus

    VM648 - Food Animal Production & Food Safety

    REQUIRED:

    Jeff Benedict: Poisoned – The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak that Changed the Way Americans Eat, February Books, 2011.
    ISBN:9780984954353

    RECOMMENDED:

      Field and Taylor, Scientific Farm Animal Production, 12th ed. Pearson, 2019.
      ISBN: 9780135187258

      ELECTIVES:

      VM621 - Exotic Animal Anatomy & Husbandry

      None

      VM612 - Healer's Art 

        •  GOOD RESOURCES:
          • Rachel Naomi Remen: Kitchen Table Wisdom 
          • Rachel Naomi Remen: My Grandfather's Blessings 

       

      REQUIRED EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES:

      • Blue Clinic Smock 
      • Stethoscope 
      • Neuro Kit - pen light , mosquito hemostats, percussion hammer
      • Coveralls and Overboots