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Radiology of Australian Mammals (Hardcover): Larry Vogelnest, Graeme  Allan Radiology of Australian Mammals (Hardcover)
Larry Vogelnest, Graeme Allan
R4,093 Discovery Miles 40 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Interest in the conservation and welfare of Australian native wildlife continues to grow. Veterinarians are now frequently asked to treat these animals and there is increasing veterinary involvement in conservation programs for threatened and endangered species. In Australia and overseas, Australian mammals are used in research, kept as pets and are popular display animals in zoos and fauna parks. This book gives a detailed account of the unique radiographic anatomy of Australian mammals. It provides veterinary practitioners and zoologists with descriptions and images of normal radiographic anatomy, which will be valuable in the study of these animals and assist with the diagnosis of injury and disease - knowing what is normal is essential in order to recognise what is abnormal. A discussion of the importance of radiographic technique, covering restraint and positioning of the animal to obtain diagnostic images, is followed by chapters showing the normal radiographic anatomy of short-beaked echidnas, platypus, macropods, koalas, wombats, dasyurids, possums and gliders, bandicoots and the bilby, and bats. Each chapter includes a detailed description of anatomy relevant to radiography and multiple images of normal radiographs with outlines and annotations highlighting structures and organs. Radiology of Australian Mammals also includes a chapter on dental radiology, as well as radiographic pathology case studies describing common diseases and injuries that can be readily diagnosed on radiographs, which will assist veterinary practitioners in making diagnoses in their patients. A checklist of the mammals of Australia and its territories and a glossary of abbreviations and terms used for annotation of images complete the volume.

Biology of Ticks Volume 2 (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition): Daniel E. Sonenshine, R. Michael Roe Biology of Ticks Volume 2 (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)
Daniel E. Sonenshine, R. Michael Roe
R7,021 Discovery Miles 70 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Biology of Ticks is the most comprehensive work on tick biology and tick-borne diseases. This second edition is a multi-authored work, featuring the research and analyses of renowned experts across the globe. Spanning two volumes, the book examines the systematics, biology, structure, ecological adaptations, evolution, genomics and the molecular processes that underpin the growth, development and survival of these important disease-transmitting parasites. Also discussed is the remarkable array of diseases transmitted (or caused) by ticks, as well as modern methods for their control. This book should serve as a modern reference for students, scientists, physicians, veterinarians and other specialists. Volume I covers the biology of the tick and features chapters on tick systematics, tick life cycles, external and internal anatomy, and others dedicated to specific organ systems, specifically, the tick integument, mouthparts and digestive system, salivary glands, waste removal, salivary glands, respiratory system, circulatory system and hemolymph, fat body, the nervous and sensory systems and reproductive systems. Volume II includes chapters on the ecology of non-nidicolous and nidicolous ticks, genetics and genomics (including the genome of the Lyme disease vector Ixodes scapularis) and immunity, including host immune responses to tick feeding and tick-host interactions, as well as the tick's innate immune system that prevents and/or controls microbial infections. Six chapters cover in depth the many diseases caused by the major tick-borne pathogens, including tick-borne protozoa, viruses, rickettsiae of all types, other types of bacteria (e.g., the Lyme disease agent) and diseases related to tick paralytic agents and toxins. The remaining chapters are devoted to tick control using vaccines, acaricides, repellents, biocontrol, and, finally, techniques for breeding ticks in order to develop tick colonies for scientific study.

Methode de bonne gestion des urgences - Les fondamenteaux (Paperback): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Methode de bonne gestion des urgences - Les fondamenteaux (Paperback)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
R1,161 R1,037 Discovery Miles 10 370 Save R124 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Une situation d'urgence zoosanitaire est l'une des crises les plus complexes a laquelle peut etre confronte un service veterinaire. Les services veterinaires doivent etre bien prepares pour y faire face et etre a meme de la maitriser rapidement et au moindre cout. Il leur faut a cette fin disposer d'un plan bien precis, avoir les moyens de le mettre en ouvre et en avoir teste l'application. Le present guide a pour objet de presenter d'une facon systematique les elements requis pour atteindre ce niveau de preparation. Il se penche tout particulierement sur la lutte contre les maladies animales transfrontieres. Certains des principes enonces peuvent egalement etre utiles pour se preparer a des situations d'urgence liees a la securite sanitaire des aliments, a une zoonose et meme a une maladie non infectieuse.

Animal Models of Movement Disorders - Volume I (Hardcover, 2012): Emma L. Lane, Stephen B. Dunnett Animal Models of Movement Disorders - Volume I (Hardcover, 2012)
Emma L. Lane, Stephen B. Dunnett
R4,503 Discovery Miles 45 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Movement is the way that animals interact with their environment and is under the organization and complex control of the brain and spinal cord. Multiple central nervous systems, including cortex, basal ganglia, cerebellum, and brainstem, interact to provide precise motor control and integration. Damage or disease within these systems cause profound motor disturbances in man, which can be effectively modeled in animals to develop a better understanding and treatment of the human condition. Animal Models of Movement Disorders introduces a variety of methods and techniques used to model and assess motor function in experimental animals from lower orders, such as drosophila and c. elegans, through vertebrate species including fish, to mammals, such as rodents and non-human primates. The most advanced contemporary models in each system are presented at multiple levels of analysis from molecular and genetic modeling, lesions, anatomy, neurochemistry, to imaging and behavior. Volume I contains general methods of movement disorder assessment as well as an extensive section on dopamine systems. Comprehensive and meticulous, Animal Models of Movement Disorders serves as a valuable reference for those studying motor disorders by covering methodologies in detail and providing the information necessary to consider both the appropriate models and assessment tools that can most informatively answer the key experimental issues in the field.

Good Emergency Management Practice: The Essentials - A Guide to Preparing for Animal Health Emergencies (Paperback): Food and... Good Emergency Management Practice: The Essentials - A Guide to Preparing for Animal Health Emergencies (Paperback)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
R1,157 R1,033 Discovery Miles 10 330 Save R124 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A disease emergency is one of the most challenging situations a veterinary service can confront. Veterinary services must be well prepared to deal with such an emergency in order to achieve rapid and cost-efficient control. This manual sets out in a systematic way the elements required to achieve an appropriate level of preparedness for any disease emergency in animals. In particular this manual focuses on the control of transboundary animal diseases. Some of the principles presented may also be helpful in preparing for food safety, zoonotic and even non-infectious disease emergencies.

In vivo NMR Imaging - Methods and Protocols (Hardcover, 2011): Leif Schroeder, Cornelius Faber In vivo NMR Imaging - Methods and Protocols (Hardcover, 2011)
Leif Schroeder, Cornelius Faber
R5,859 Discovery Miles 58 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging represents a technique that is indispensable in every day biomedical diagnostics. Thanks to the numerous ways to manipulate and detect an NMR signal, it is possible to obtain a variety of information with excellent spatial and temporal resolution. Today's MRI techniques go far beyond the illustration of pure anatomical structures and include the revealing of processes down to the molecular level. The number of small animal imaging centers relying on MRI as a key method for preclinical research to understand diseases and to test for novel treatments is growing rapidly. In Vivo NMR Imaging: Methods and Protocols is written as an experimental laboratory text to provide a descriptive approach of the various applications of magnetic resonance imaging and its underlying principles. Starting from a compact introduction of basic NMR physics and image encoding techniques suitable for a broad audience in the life sciences, the concept focuses on addressing the many ways of generating contrast in MR images. The authors cover an interdisciplinary range of problems to be addressed by this non-invasive modality, including study protocols for addressing morphological, physiological, functional, and biochemical aspects of various tissues in living organisms. Information about practical aspects of designing experimental studies that follow the special conditions for micro imaging setups are also provided. Written in the successful Methods in Molecular Biology (TM) series format, In Vivo NMR Imaging: Methods and Protocols aims to be an experimental compendium of modern in vivo MR imaging with special focus on recent developments in molecular imaging and new protocols for imaging metabolism and molecular markers.

Fish Diseases and Disorders: 3 Volume Set (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Patrick T. K. Woo Fish Diseases and Disorders: 3 Volume Set (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Patrick T. K. Woo
R11,055 Discovery Miles 110 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Fish Diseases and Disorders, 2nd Edition comprises fully updated information essential for fish health specialists, veterinarians and zoologists. Volume 1 (2006) presents protozoan and metazoan infections and molecular approaches to parasitology. Volume 2 (2010) covers non-infectious disorders, including a new chapter on the relationship between welfare issues and disorders associated with intensive fish culture. Volume 3 (2011) provides up to date information on viral, bacterial and fungal infections, and new chapters on alphaviruses, oncogenic viruses and genomics and proteomics. All three updated volumes of the acclaimed Fish Diseases and Disorders are now available to purchase together at a special price saving 20% on the individual volume prices.

Evolution of Infectious Disease (Paperback, New Ed): Paul W. Ewald Evolution of Infectious Disease (Paperback, New Ed)
Paul W. Ewald
R1,761 Discovery Miles 17 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This ground-breaking work is the first book to present a Darwinian perspective on infectious disease. It views disease-producing bacteria and viruses as parasites and explains the history of disease as a host-parasite relationship, one which can evolve in many different ways and with radically different effects on the host population. The author's evolutionary approach is interdisciplinary, drawing on theory and example from the fields of epidemiology, molecular genetics, biochemistry, physiology, evolutionary ecology, and the ecology of populations and communities.

Emerging Viruses (Paperback, 1st Paperback Ed): Stephen S. Morse Emerging Viruses (Paperback, 1st Paperback Ed)
Stephen S. Morse
R2,490 Discovery Miles 24 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

New epidemics such as AIDS and `mad cow' disease have dramatized the need to explore the factors underlying rapid viral evolution and emerging viruses. Now available in paperback, this comprehensive book is the first to describe this multifaceted new field. The book places viral evolution and emergence in a historical context, describes the interaction of viruses with hosts, and details the advances in molecular biology and epidemiology that have provided the tools necessary to track developing viral epidemics and to detect new viruses far more successfully than could be done in the recent past. Case histories and practical suggestions for the prevention of future epidemics are given.

From reviews of the hardback: "excellent examples of emerging virus diseases...an excellent training resource, and should be required reading for all infectious disease and public health professionals." Trends in Microbiology

"a fine reference point for readers who wish to become familiar with the issue of emerging viruses" The Quarterly Review of Biology

Evolution of Infectious Disease (Hardcover): Paul W. Ewald Evolution of Infectious Disease (Hardcover)
Paul W. Ewald
R8,465 Discovery Miles 84 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Findings from the field of evolutionary biology are yielding dramatic insights for health scientists, especially those involved in the fight against infectious diseases. This book is the first in-depth presentation of these insights. In detailing why the pathogens that cause malaria, smallpox, tuberculosis, and AIDS have their special kinds of deadliness, the book shows how efforts to control virtually all diseases would benefit from a more thorough application of evolutionary principles. When viewed from a Darwinian perspective, a pathogen is not simply a disease-causing agent, it is a self-replicating organism driven by evolutionary pressures to pass on as many copies of itself as possible. In this context, so-called "cultural vectors"--those aspects of human behavior and the human environment that allow spread of disease from immobilized people--become more important than ever. Interventions to control diseases don't simply hinder their spread but can cause pathogens and the diseases they engender to evolve into more benign forms. In fact, the union of health science with evolutionary biology offers an entirely new dimension to policy making, as the possibility of determining the future course of many diseases becomes a reality. By presenting the first detailed explanation of an evolutionary perspective on infectious disease, the author has achieved a genuine milestone in the synthesis of health science, epidemiology, and evolutionary biology. Written in a clear, accessible style, it is intended for a wide readership among professionals in these fields and general readers interested in science and health.

Deteccion y diagnostico de la peste porcina africana - Manual para veterinarios (Spanish, Paperback): D. Beltran-Alcrudo,... Deteccion y diagnostico de la peste porcina africana - Manual para veterinarios (Spanish, Paperback)
D. Beltran-Alcrudo, Marias, C. Gallardo, S. Kramer, M.L. Penrith
R1,683 R1,329 Discovery Miles 13 290 Save R354 (21%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Este manual explica como diagnosticar y responder a un caso o brote de peste porcina africana (PPA). Incluye informacion general sobre la enfermedad y sus causas, incluida la epidemiologia, las vias de transmision y la distribucion geografica. Presenta cronologicamente las diferentes fases, desde la deteccion y el diagnostico (signos clinicos, hallazgos post mortem y diagnostico diferencial) hasta la confirmacion en el laboratorio (principales tecnicas para detectar tanto de virus como los anticuerpos). La peste porcina africana es una enfermedad viral contagiosa que afecta a los cerdos de todas las edades, provocando una fiebre hemorragica. Se suele reconocer en su forma aguda con una letalidad asociada de hasta el 100%, y constituye una grave amenaza para los sistemas de produccion porcina. No solo amenaza la seguridad alimentaria y pone en peligro los medios de subsistencia de los productores de cerdos y otros actores de la cadena de suministro, sino que puede tener importantes consecuencias en el comercio internacional. Dado que en la actualidad no existe una vacuna o tratamiento eficaz, el manual sugiere que la mejor estrategia para los paises / zonas que todavia estan libres de la enfermedad es prevenir la entrada del virus mediante un mejor control fronterizo, la sensibilizacion y una mejor bioseguridad. Los paises infectados tambien deberan ser capaces de implementar controles rapidos de los brotes mediante restricciones de movimiento y politicas de sacrificio sanitario.

Beasts of the Earth - Animals, Humans, and Disease (Paperback): E.Fuller Torrey, Robert H. Yolken Beasts of the Earth - Animals, Humans, and Disease (Paperback)
E.Fuller Torrey, Robert H. Yolken
R1,175 Discovery Miles 11 750 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Humans have lived in close proximity to other animals for thousands of years. Recent scientific studies have even shown that the presence of animals has a positive effect on our physical and mental health. People with pets typically have lower blood pressure, show fewer symptoms of depression, and tend to get more exercise.
But there is a darker side to the relationship between animals and humans. Animals are carriers of harmful infectious agents and the source of a myriad of human diseases. In recent years, the emergence of high-profile illnesses such as AIDS, SARS, West Nile virus, and bird flu has drawn much public attention, but as E. Fuller Torrey and Robert H. Yolken reveal, the transfer of deadly microbes from animals to humans is neither a new nor an easily avoided problem.
Beginning with the domestication of farm animals nearly 10,000 years ago, Beasts of the Earth traces the ways that human-animal contact has evolved over time. Today, shared living quarters, overlapping ecosystems, and experimental surgical practices where organs or tissues are transplanted from non-humans into humans continue to open new avenues for the transmission of infectious agents. Other changes in human behavior like increased air travel, automated food processing, and threats of bioterrorism are increasing the contagion factor by transporting microbes further distances and to larger populations in virtually no time at all.
While the authors urge that a better understanding of past diseases may help us lessen the severity of some illnesses, they also warn that, given our increasingly crowded planet, it is not a question of if but when and how often animal-transmitted diseases will pose serious challenges to human health in the future.

New Directions in Conservation Medicine - Applied Cases of Ecological Health (Hardcover, New): A.Alonso Aguirre, Richard... New Directions in Conservation Medicine - Applied Cases of Ecological Health (Hardcover, New)
A.Alonso Aguirre, Richard Ostfeld, Peter Daszak
R5,048 Discovery Miles 50 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In recent years, species and ecosystems have been threatened by many anthropogenic factors manifested in local and global declines of populations and species. Although we consider conservation medicine an emerging field, the concept is the result of the long evolution of transdisciplinary thinking within the health and ecological sciences and the better understanding of the complexity within these various fields of knowledge. Conservation medicine was born from the cross fertilization of ideas generated by this new transdisciplinary design. It examines the links among changes in climate, habitat quality, and land use; emergence and re-emergence of infectious agents, parasites and environmental contaminants; and maintenance of biodiversity and ecosystem functions as they sustain the health of plant and animal communities including humans. During the past ten years, new tools and institutional initiatives for assessing and monitoring ecological health concerns have emerged: landscape epidemiology, disease ecological modeling and web-based analytics. New types of integrated ecological health assessment are being deployed; these efforts incorporate environmental indicator studies with specific biomedical diagnostic tools. Other innovations include the development of non-invasive physiological and behavioral monitoring techniques; the adaptation of modern molecular biological and biomedical techniques; the design of population level disease monitoring strategies; the creation of ecosystem-based health and sentinel species surveillance approaches; and the adaptation of health monitoring systems for appropriate developing country situations. New Directions of Conservation Medicine: Applied Cases of Ecological Health addresses these issues with relevant case studies and detailed applied examples. New Directions of Conservation Medicine challenges the notion that human health is an isolated concern removed from the bounds of ecology and species interactions. Human health, animal health, and ecosystem health are moving closer together and at some point, it will be inconceivable that there was ever a clear division.

Molecular Strategies of Pathogens and Host Plants (Hardcover, 1991 ed.): Suresh S. Patil, Seiji Ouchi, Dallice Mills, Carroll... Molecular Strategies of Pathogens and Host Plants (Hardcover, 1991 ed.)
Suresh S. Patil, Seiji Ouchi, Dallice Mills, Carroll Vance
R2,114 R1,889 Discovery Miles 18 890 Save R225 (11%) Out of stock

The field of the molecular basis of plant disease is rapidly developing. The nineteen chapters of current information in Molecular Strategies of Pathogens and Host Plants are written by well known experts in the United States and Japan, and cover recent progress in the genetics and molecular biology of bacteria and fungi which are pathogens of plants. This research emphasizes the genes which are responsible for production of toxins, enzymes, and hormones that lead to pathogenicity and specificity in plant-pathogen interactions. Several chapters also examine the biochemistry of the plant's response to microbial attack.

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