Black's Veterinary Dictionary, 21st ed.

RR 2006/28 Black's Veterinary Dictionary, 21st ed. Edited by Edward Boden A. & C. Black London 2005 791 pp. ISBN 0 7136 6362 6 £25

Keywords Dictionaries, Veterinary medicine

Review DOI 10.1108/09504120710719617

Black's Veterinary Dictionary is the standard veterinary dictionary. First published in 1928, and regularly revised every three to four years, it is now in its twenty-first edition and a hefty 691 pages, over 100 more than the twentieth, but roughly the same as the 1992 seventeenth edition.

So, how is it standing up to the test of time? According to the flyleaf, this edition has extended information on cat and dog health, and updated data on the Pet Travel Service, which was included...