Ensuring the well-being of animals is a primary concern for every veterinary practice. Split into easily accessible sections, part one of this book outlines the origin of animal behavior and how this has adapted to the domestic environment. Part two focuses on the role of the veterinary practice in preventing undesirable behavior, such as practice design, socialization classes and communication with owners. Part three gives practical advice for handling dangerous animals, discussing options such as euthanasia and working with referral veterinarians. Behavioral problems remain the number one cause of companion animal euthanasia; this book seeks to improve the situation for all involved.

Die in nachstehenden Tabellen enthaltenen Verdauungs-Coefficienten sind bei den Rauhfutter- s toffen in der Weise berechnet, dass der "verdaute Antheil des Futters gleich Futter minus Koth" gesetzt 1st. In wie weit dieses zuliissig erscheint, wird in einem besonderen Kapitel am Schluss "Einfluss der Stoff- wechselproducte auf die Berechnung der Verdauungs-Coefficienten" besonders auseinandergesetzt und sei hier auf dieses Kapitel verwiesen. Bei Berechnung der Verdauungs-Coefficienten des Kraft- bzw. Beifutters, wo solches nicht fur sich allein verfiittert werden konnte, ist man von der .A.nnahme ausgegangen, dass die Verdauung des Rauh- futters durch die Beifiitterung des Kraftfutters nicht beeinflusst worden ist. Man zieht darnach von der Summe der verdauten Menge eines Mischfutters den auf das in einer besonderen Peri ode verfiitterte Rau futter entfallenden Antheil ab und betrachtet den Rest als den verdaulichen Antheil des Beifutters. In wie weit dieses zuliissig ist, wird ebenfalls am Schluss in einem besonderen Kapitel "Einfiuss der Beifutterstoffe auf die Verdauung des Rauhfutters" auseinandergesetzt. In den anfanglichen Verdauungsversuchen ist eine .A.ngabe uber die Verdauung der Trockensub- stanz eines Futters, bzw. dessen Mineralstoffe nicht angegeben. Die Tabellen enthalten aus dem Grnnde keine Rubriken fUr die Verdauung dieser beiden Futterbestandtheile. Wo die Verdauungs-Coefficienten fur Trockensubstanz und Mineralstoffe in spiiteren Versuchen mitgetheilt sind, werden dieselben vielfach in den .A.nmerkungen angegeben. Die Verdauungs-Coefficienten der Trockensubstanz Hegen durchweg 2-4% niedriger, als die der "organischen Substanz". Die Verdauungsverhiiltnisse der einzelnen "Mineralstoffe" sind in einem besonderen Kapitel am Schlusse dieses Theiles beschrieben.

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Honeybees are an essential part of farming and the wider ecosystem. Since the middle of the 1990s bee populations around the world have suffered dramatic decline through diseases, intoxication, and unknown causes. Veterinarians have had little training in bee health but as the situation continues, qualified animal health professionals and, in particular, veterinarians are being required to become involved as new dangers threaten honeybee health everywhere because of global apiculture, trade and exchanges of honeybees, products of the hive and beekeeping material such as Aethina tumida (the small hive beetle - a beekeeping pest) introduced in Italy in 2014 or the mite Tropilaelaps spp (parasitic mites of honeybees).This book will provide an overview of bee biology, the bee in the wider environment, intoxication, bee diseases, bee parasites (with a large part dedicated to the mite Varroa destructor) pests enemies, and veterinary treatment and actions relating to honeybee health. The book will also cover current topics such as climate change, crop pollination, use of phytosanitary products, antibiotic resistance, and Colony Collapse Disorder.While aimed at veterinary practitioners, students and veterinarians involved in apiculture and bee health (officials, researchers, laboratory veterinarians, biologists. ..), the book can also be beneficial to beekeepers, beekeeping stakeholders, animal health and environmental organisations.