Eine umfassende Einfuhrung zur Rolle der Epidemiologie in der Veterinarmedizin. Die vollstandig uberarbeitete und erweiterte Ausgabe von Veterinary Epidemiology fuhrt den Leser in das Fachgebiet der Veterinarepidemiologie ein. Diese neue Auflage bietet auch neue Kapitel zur Konzeption von Beobachtungsstudien, Validitat von epidemiologischen Studien, zu systematischen Prufungen und zu statistischen Modellen. Die aktualisierte Auflage beginnt mit einem historischen Blick auf die Entwicklung der Veterinarmedizin. Im Anschluss wird die Fachrichtung Epidemiologie umfassend beleuchtet. Kapitel befassen sich mit den Aspekten Kausalitat, Auftreten von Krankheiten, Bestimmungsfaktoren, Krankheitsmustern, Krankheitsoekologie u.v.m. Veterinary Epidemiology, 4. Auflage: - Alle Kapitel wurden aktualisiert. Entstanden ist ein modernes Referenzwerk zum Thema Veterinarepidemiologie. - Enthalt neue Kapitel, die fur die Entwicklung des Fachgebiets massgeblich sind. - Bietet Beispiele zu Haustieren, Nutztieren und Voegeln sowie zu Krankheiten bei Wassertieren. - Richtet den Fokus auf Prinzipien und Konzepte der Epidemiologie, der UEberwachung, der Validierung und Leistungsfahigkeit diagnostischer Tests. - Begleitende Website mit Multiple-Choice-Fragen.

This book serves as a practical guide for equine veterinarians in orthopedics and surgery. It reviews and summarizes the current scientific evidence of the most commonly performed ultrasound-guided procedures for ultrasound-assisted surgery and injections. For the first time, different techniques are compiled and richly illustrated with pictures and videos to guide the practitioner step-by-step. An initial discussion about the general principles of ultrasound-guided procedures sets the bases for clinicians to understand the general technique and apply it to each approach. Additional chapters describe the most common ultrasound-guided injections in different anatomical structures as well as the surgical approaches that are aided or guided with ultrasound. All over the world ultrasound-guided procedures are performed daily in many different fields of equine practice. The main objective of using these approaches is to increase accuracy and minimize tissue trauma when performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Equine orthopedics and surgery are among the major applications of these techniques. Learn about ultrasound-assisted techniques and be part of this trend! Maximize your capacity as a veterinarian, directly affecting the health of your patients. You can access the supplementary videos directly on your smartphone or tablet; simply download the Springer Nature More Media App for free and scan the links with the play button.

The application of evidence-based veterinary medicine (EBVM) can assist in improving and optimising the diagnosis, prognosis, control, treatment and ultimately the welfare of animals. It can also provide the user with a methodology for appropriate, patient orientated life-long, self-directed, learning. To practise evidence-based veterinary medicine we require a range of skills that we may not have. This book explains what evidence-based veterinary medicine is and shows how it can be applied to veterinary practice to improve the quality of care for patients and provide informed choices for owners.It provides the reader with a toolkit of skills necessary to practise evidence-based veterinary medicine. The authors explain how to: transform information needs into a series of clinical questions that can be answered; search for best available external evidence; critically appraise the evidence for its validity and importance; apply the results in clinical practice; understand the process of diagnosis and use of clinical diagnostic decision support systems; and, perform a decision analysis. This book is aimed at practitioners but will be of interest to veterinary surgeons at any stage of their training or career wishing to learn about EBVM. The authors are responsible for devising and teaching an EBVM course at the veterinary school at Cambridge.