The art and science of veterinary illustrations
Veterinary illustration is valuable for client education, publications, teaching, presentations, and many other uses. Artists work collaboratively in all areas, whether illustrating textbooks for cell biology, making prosthetics, or directing art for pharmaceutical companies. Here is a small collection of veterinary illustrations created by professionals, demonstrating their ability to turn complex information into didactic visual images.
This illustration depicts the small blood vessel that connects the pulmonary artery to the aorta in the fetal dog. When this vessel persists after birth, it is called a patent ductus arteriosus. This illustration was included in an interactive e-book about this condition.
Photo credit: Courtesy of Stephanie Rossow/University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine
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This illustration depicts the flow of air through the horse's paranasal sinuses. The illustration was created using a three-dimensional model of the bones that enclose the sinuses, air passages, blood vessels, and nerves.
Photo credit: Courtesy of Joe Samson/UGA College of Veterinary Medicine
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This didactic color illustration shows the complex organization of the stomach of llamas, alpacas, and other camelids, for use in teaching veterinary, biology, and agricultural sciences students and professionals.
Photo credit: © Dr. Lauren D. Sawchyn
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These figures for a scientific publication show two steps for a surgical procedure for functional ultrasound imaging of rodents' brains.
Photo credit: © Dr. Diogo Guerra
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This illustration for veterinary students’ learning flashcards shows eggs and larvae of gastrointestinal parasites in dogs and cats.
Photo credit: © Dr. Diogo Guerra
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This surgical Illustration of an iridocycletomy, or excision of the iris and ciliary body for tumor removal, was created for Dr. Diane Hendrix, a professor of comparative veterinary ophthalmology in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine. (© Deborah Haines)
Photo credit: Deborah Haines © 2005 The University of Tennessee
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This image is the first panel in a three-panel educational exhibit about research in equine regenerative medicine at the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the University of Tennessee. The panel shows the process of stem cell harvesting, replication, and treatment. (© Deborah Haines)
Photo credit: Deborah Haines © 2012 The University of Tennessee
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This illustration depicts the small blood vessel that connects the pulmonary artery to the aorta in the fetal dog. When this vessel persists after birth, it is called a patent ductus arteriosus. This illustration was included in an interactive e-book about this condition.
Photo credit: Courtesy of Stephanie Rossow/University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine
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This illustration depicts the flow of air through the horse's paranasal sinuses. The illustration was created using a three-dimensional model of the bones that enclose the sinuses, air passages, blood vessels, and nerves.
Photo credit: Courtesy of Joe Samson/UGA College of Veterinary Medicine
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This didactic color illustration shows the complex organization of the stomach of llamas, alpacas, and other camelids, for use in teaching veterinary, biology, and agricultural sciences students and professionals.
Photo credit: © Dr. Lauren D. Sawchyn
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These figures for a scientific publication show two steps for a surgical procedure for functional ultrasound imaging of rodents' brains.
Photo credit: © Dr. Diogo Guerra
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This illustration for veterinary students’ learning flashcards shows eggs and larvae of gastrointestinal parasites in dogs and cats.
Photo credit: © Dr. Diogo Guerra
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This surgical Illustration of an iridocycletomy, or excision of the iris and ciliary body for tumor removal, was created for Dr. Diane Hendrix, a professor of comparative veterinary ophthalmology in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine. (© Deborah Haines)
Photo credit: Deborah Haines © 2005 The University of Tennessee
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This image is the first panel in a three-panel educational exhibit about research in equine regenerative medicine at the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the University of Tennessee. The panel shows the process of stem cell harvesting, replication, and treatment. (© Deborah Haines)
Photo credit: Deborah Haines © 2012 The University of Tennessee
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