This guide contains the list of books and journals recommended as study materials for the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) examination.
Residents are responsible for ensuring they are using the correct edition of a book for their exam.
Please ask your librarian, mentor, or specialty board examination committee if questions arise.
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This resource updated: 10/09/2025
“This reading list is provided as guidance for candidates. The sources are common journals and textbooks that represent the appropriate level of pathology knowledge. Candidates should feel free to utilize other equivalent sources and should seek mentor guidance if they are unclear about source equivalency.
Candidates taking the examinations in 2026 should focus on journals published between September 1, 2020, and August 31, 2025. These dates correspond to when exam questions are written and reviewed by the ACVP Certification and Examination Council Teams. Journals may be print or early online access."
(Source: 2026 Phase I Examination Reading List)
Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease
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Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease
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Ultrastructural Pathology : The Comparative Cellular Basis of Disease
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"This reading list is provided as guidance for candidates. The sources are common journals and textbooks that represent the appropriate level of pathology knowledge. Candidates should feel free to utilize other equivalent sources and they should seek mentor guidance if they are unclear about source equivalency.
Candidates taking the examinations in 2026 should focus on journals published between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2025. These dates correspond to when exam questions are written and reviewed by the ACVP Certification and Examination Council Teams. Journals may be print or early online access."
(Source: 2026 Phase II Examination Reading List)
Jubb, Kennedy, and Palmer's Pathology of Domestic Animals
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Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease
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Fundamentals of Veterinary Clinical Pathology
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Canine and Feline Cytopathology
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Cowell and Tyler's Diagnostic Cytology and Hematology of the Dog and Cat
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Avian Histopathology
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Pathology of Wildlife and Zoo Animals
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Pathology of Laboratory Rodents and Rabbits
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Fish Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment
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Non-Human Primates in Biomedical Research: Diseases
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Avian Disease Manual
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Pathology of Pet and Aviary Birds
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"This reading list is provided as guidance for candidates. The sources are common journals and textbooks that represent the appropriate level of pathology knowledge. Candidates should feel free to utilize other equivalent sources and they should seek mentor guidance if they are unclear about source equivalency.
Candidates taking the examinations in 2026 should focus on journals published between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2025. These dates correspond to when exam questions are written and reviewed by the ACVP Certification and Examination Council Teams. Journals may be print or early online access."
(Source: 2026 Phase II Examination Reading List)
Fundamentals of Veterinary Clinical Pathology
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Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Disorders in Small Animal Practice
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Canine and Feline Cytopathology
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Atlas of Canine and Feline Urinalysis
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Equine Hematology, Cytology, and Clinical Chemistry
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Schalm's Veterinary Hematology
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Veterinary Hematology, Clinical Chemistry, and Cytology
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Exotic Animal Hematology and Cytology
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Veterinary Hematology
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Cowell and Tyler's Diagnostic Cytology and Hematology of the Dog and Cat
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Small Animal Cytologic Diagnosis
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Clinical Atlas of Small Animal Cytology
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