In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Food Animal Practice, Guest Editor Jeffery R. Applegate brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Honey Bee Veterinary Medicine. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as Apiculture, Diseases of the Honey Bee, Population Medicine, Immunology, Nutrition, and more. Provides in-depth, reviews in Honey Bee Veterinary Medicine, providing actionable insights for veterinary practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field; Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews. Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including Pesticides and the Impact on Honey Bees; Practical Applications in Honey Bee Genetics; Foreign Pests and Diseases as Potential Threats to North American Apiculture; Honey Bee Welfare and Standards of Humane Euthanasia; and more.

This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, guest edited by Dr. Shangzhe Xie, is focused on Herd/Flock Health and Medicine for the Exotic Animal Practitioner. This is one of three issues each year selected by the series consulting editor, Dr. Joerg Mayer. Article topics include: Principles of herd/flock health and medicine; Therapeutics in herd/flock medicine; Managing the health of captive flocks of birds; Managing disease outbreaks in captive flocks of birds; Managing the health of captive herds of exotic companion mammals; Managing disease outbreaks in captive herds of exotic companion mammals; Managing the health of captive groups of reptiles and amphibians; Prevention is Better Than Cure: an Overview of Disease Outbreak Management in Herptiles; Reproduction management of herds/flocks of exotic animals; and Disease prevention programs in herds/flocks of exotic animals