Articles include: Update on Bovine Respiratory Coronavirus; Field Necropsy Techniques and Proper Specimen Submission for Investigation of Emerging Infectious Diseases of Food Animals; Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus: Global Status; Role of Bovine Herpesvirus-4 in Disease; Role of Wildlife in Diseases of Cattle: Brucellosis, Bovine Viral Diarrhea and TB; Climate Changes and Arthropod-borne Diseases of Cattle Including Bluetongue, Cryptosporidiosis in Cattle, E. Coli and Salmonella Infections in Cattle; Bovine Trichomonas Fetus; Diagnosis and Antibiotic Resistance; Investigations (MRSA) in Food Animal Bacterial Infections; Bovine Brucellosis; Bovine Pasteurellosis and Other Bacterial Infections of the Respiratory Tract; and Infectious Bovine Keratoconjuctivitis.

Veterinary Ocular Pathology: A Comparative Review links the clinical features of ocular disease with gross and microscopic pathology to demonstrate the essential features observable during diagnosis. It is designed to be kept next to the microscope as an invaluable guide to accurate diagnosis in ocular pathology. The book presents a wide range of images of the highest quality. A unique and distinctive feature is the juxtaposition of clinical and pathological images while offering detailed enumeration of the diagnostic features. Expert comparative comments by Dr Daniel Albert and contextual information on relative incidence are provided throughout. The authors address spontaneous disease of the eye in all animal species, with a particular emphasis on companion species. In addition, specific, common or interesting conditions of exotic species are included. The first text devoted to the pathology of spontaneous diseases of the eyes and periocular tissues of domestic animal species Exceptionally high quality illustrations are presented throughout, demonstrating clinical features, gross pathology and histopathology Written by pathologists and clinicians Includes a chapter devoted to the pathology of conditions associated with glaucoma in domestic animals A convenient, comprehensive and easy-to-use reference for veterinary pathologists, veterinary ophthalmologists, students and comparative vision scientists. The first text devoted to the pathology of spontaneous diseases of the eyes and periocular tissues of domestic animal species Exceptionally high quality illustrations are presented throughout, demonstrating clinical features, gross pathology and histopathology Written by pathologists and clinicians Includes a chapter devoted to the pathology of conditions associated with glaucoma in domestic animals

andbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training, Volume Two: Etiology and Assessment of Behavior Problems is a definitive handbook for dog trainers, behaviorists, breeders, veterinarians, and others who have a serious interest in dog behavior and training. Readers will benefit from the author's twenty-five years of study and experience with dogs as a behavioral consultant and trainer.
The vast majority of dogs exhibit at least one undesirable habit. Most of these problems are responsive to remedial training and brief counseling. However, some behavior problems are the result of a more complex etiology involving adverse emotional influences, cognitive disturbances, or pervasive behavioral disorganization. If not properly identified and treated, such problems may lead to the dog being removed from the home or euthanized.

Volume 2 of Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training explores the collective causes underlying the development of serous adjustment problems in dogs. Coupled with Volume 1: Adaptation and Learning, Volume 2 provides a comprehensive theoretical and practical framework for understanding the development and treatment of behavior problems.
The focus of Volume 2 is to present and evaluate the relevant applied and scientific literature, with the goals of clarifying what is known about the etiology of dog behavior problems and highlighting what yet remains to be learned. In addition, the author introduces several alternative ways for analyzing and understanding the etiology of behavior problems. Topics covered in depth include:
History of applied dog behavior
Behavioral etiology and assessment
Fear, anxiety, and phobias
Separation-relatedproblems
Compulsive behavior problems
Hyperactivity
Dominance, territorial and fear-related aggression
Appetitive and elimination problems

This volume is an authoritive and thoroughly referenced text that is written in a highly readable and enjoyable style. There are no other applied dog behavior texts of comparable quality and thoroughness available.

A complete primer on practice management for the equine practitioner! Topics include current economic trends, transitioning from veterinary school to private practice, customer service, gender shifts, design of an ambulatory practice, equine practice evaluations and sale transactions, mergers and acquisitions, marketing, employee issues, medical record keeping, ethics in equine practice, hospital design, and much more!

A comprehensive update on parasitology for the small animal practitioner! Topics will include fleas and ticks; mites and lice; giardia and tritrichomonas; toxoplasma gondii and intestinal coccidia; babesia, cytoxzoan, and hepatozoan; heartworms; intestinal nematodes; flukes and tapeworms; lungworms and other extraintestinal nematodes, and much more!

This user-friendly guide to medical mathematics helps veterinary technician students develop the math skills required before going into the practice setting. New workbook format allows readers to practice problems right inside the book Covers math fundamentals, metric and non-metric conversions, dosing and concentration, IV drug infusion, prescriptions, and doctors' orders Offers step-by-step instructions for performing calculations Newly expanded to include calculation of constant rate infusions, dilutions, compounding, and anesthesia applications Features a full answer key and images from the book in PowerPoint for instructors on a companion website "The text is organized to help readers with rudimentary math skills as well as those who just need a little review on how to perform medically related mathematical calculations....Overall, this is a well-organized textbook that will help students at all levels of mathematic competency navigate the sometimes-challenging area of medical calculations."- JAVMA Vol 255 No. 6

Livestock production systems and some husbandry practices are prone to producing veterinary important entomological concerns. In addition, various arthropod-borne diseases such as West Nile and some types of encephalitis can affect both humans and animals. To circumvent these problems successfully, a solid understanding of veterinary entomology should be the foundation of comprehensive animal-health programs and production management practices.

Veterinary Entomology: Livestock and Companion Animals is a comprehensive guide to the recognition, biology, importance, and control of insects and related arthropods that may be encountered in animal husbandry practices and with companion animals. Unlike similar books, this single-authored textbook is focused exclusively on the veterinary aspects of entomology. In 15 highly readable chapters, it addresses the details of livestock/companion animal pest management within the current trends in pest management techniques and available technology such as pest surveillance and detection.

Richly illustrated with more than 200 figures and a four-page color insert, the book discusses pertinent information on host-pest relationships, pest control methodology, identification, and biology of important pest groups, emphasizing those arthropods specifically associated with livestock and poultry production systems and those affecting companion animals.

Written by a leading entomological expert, this book includes coverage of:

• Cattle
• Swine
• Sheep and goats
• Poultry
• Domestic pets
• Horses

Veterinary Entomology: Livestock and Companion Animals is an excellent resource for all those involved with the handling and research of livestock and companion animals, as well as students in entomology, agriculture, and veterinary science.

This book explores the problem of disagreement concerning the treatment of animals in a liberal society. Current laws include an unprecedented concern for animal welfare, yet disagreement remains pervasive. This issue has so far been neglected both in political philosophy and animal ethics. Although starting from disagreement has been the hallmark of many politically liberal theories, none have been devoted to the treatment of animals, and conversely, most theories in animal ethics do not take the disagreement on this issue seriously. Bridging this divide with a change of perspective, Zuolo argues that we should begin from the disagreement on the moral status of animals and the treatment we owe them. Reconstructing the epistemic nature of disagreement about animals, Zuolo proposes a novel form of public justification to find principles acceptable to all. By setting out a unified framework which honours the liberal principles of respect for diversity, a robust liberal political theory capable of dealing with diverse forms of disagreement, and even some forms of radical dissent, is achieved.

A current, comprehensive issue on management of colic in horses. Topics include equine gastric ulcer syndrome, impactions of the small and large intestine, enterolithiasis, antiendotoxin therapies, inflammatory bowel disease and chronic colic, colitis in hospitalized horses, parasitism, coagulopathies in horses with colic, post-operative ileus and prokinetic agents, post-operative complications, prognostic indicators and survival, feasibility and creation of an international audit and database of equine colic surgery, and much more

The latest information on bacterial and parasitic diseases in exotic pet animals for the exotic animal veterinarian. Species to be covered include passerines, psittacines, anseriformes, birds of prey, ferrets, rabbits, primates, fish, and more.

The latest in imaging techniques for the small animal practitioner. This issue is divided into 4 sections: Radiology (covering principles of digital imaging, comparing types of digital capture, digital imaging artifacts, PACS and image storage, non-traditional interpretation of lung patterns); Ultrasound (GI tract, right lateral intercostal space, thorax); Computed Tomography (portosystemic shunts); and Nuclear Medicine (imaging of portosystemic shunts).

A complete primer on endoscopy for the small animal practitioner! Topics will include flexible and rigid endoscopic equipment and specialized instrumentation, anesthesia, diagnostic rigid Endoscopy, flexible gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures, airway evaluation and flexible endoscopic procedures, gastrointestinal laparoscopic and laparoscopic assisted procedures, advanced laparoscopic procedures, diagnostic thoracoscopy, complications, and much more!

A complete primer on ultrasound for the food animal practitioner! Topics include ultrasound imaging and the main artifacts in bovine medicine, ultrasonography of the gastro-intestinal tract, ultrasonography of the liver, cardiovascular ultrasonography in cattle, ultrasonography in bovine respiratory diseases, ultrasonography of urinary tract disorders, udder and teat ultrasonography, ultrasonography of the female genital tract, ultrasonographic assessment of late term pregnancy, ultrasonography of the male genital tract, ultrasonographic assessment of umbilical disorders, and much more!

In many developing countries access to veterinary services is a particular problem in rural areas, and poor farmers suffer significant losses of production due to preventable livestock diseases.;"Village Animal Healthcare" describes three pilot projects which ITDG's livestock programme has undertaken in Kenya since 1986. Building on local knowledge farmers have been trained in common diseases and basic treatment techniques, and are then able to provide a simple animal health service for their communities.;It provides an assessment of the technical aspects of the programme and its effectiveness in terms of community development and outreach. It will thus be of interest both to animal healthcare practitioners and to those involved in wider aspects of community development.

Essentials of Domestic Animal Embryology is a comprehensive, modern treatment of the subject dealing with all organ systems and including important molecular aspects of animal development. Written with the student in mind, the text covers embryology of the domestic species, both general (development from formation of the gametes, through fertilization and initial embryogenesis, up to organ formation) and special (development of the organ systems). It also includes sections on teratology, assisted reproduction technologies, societal relevance, and the implications for current veterinary practice of a long-established science. Students of veterinary medicine, animal science, biomedical sciences and biotechnology, at both undergraduate and graduate stages of their careers, will find this volume essential for their needs. The international experience of the authors has been applied to produce a textbook of international relevance, likely to remain an important resource for many years to come. Succinct and accessible 300 high-quality colour illustrations Written for undergraduates and invaluable for graduates wishing to brush up

This issue contains cutting edge information on the diagnosis and treatment of urolithiasis in small animals. Topics will include idiopathic lower urinary tract disease, compound uroliths, drug-induced uroliths, uroliths in exotic animals, diagnosis of inherited defects, dietary management of urolith risk, treatment of uroliths by lithotripsy, and much more.

Current, important information on hepatology for all small animal practitioners! This issue will present articles on classification of liver disease, pathophysiology, diagnostic imaging, biopsy techniques, idiopathic hepatitis and cirrhosis in dogs, copper-associated hepatitis in dogs, congenital vascular disease, biliary diseases, hepatic lipidosis in cats, and more!

Formerly titled "Pathology of the Fischer Rat, " "Boorman s Pathology of the Rat" continues to be the most comprehensive pathology reference and standard on rat strains. A vital resource for researchers across science and medicine using rat models in the laboratory, "Boorman s Pathology of the Rat" offers an added emphasis on the Sprague-Dawley and Wistar rat strains, in line with current research across academia, government, and industry. In addition, the book provides standard diagnostic criteria, basic content on histology, histological changes that result from drug toxicity and neoplasm, pathology terminology, and four-color photographs from the NTP archive and database.

With updated references and photographs, as well as coverage of all rat strains, "Boorman s Pathology of the Rat" is the standard in the field, invaluable to toxicologists, biologists, and other scientists engaged in regulatory toxicology who must make the transition from pathology results to promulgation of meaningful regulations.
Full-color photographs Coverage of all strains of rats Organ-by-organ and system-by-system approach Background incidence data Detailed descriptive content regarding changes in rat model during research"

The busy exotic animal practitioner will find this unique issue packed with useful, practical information on uncommon species. Species covered include: ground and tree squirrels, servals and caracals, sugar gliders, prairie dogs, hedgehogs, fennec foxes, skunks, degus, kinkajous, opossums, Patagonian cavies, macropods, coatamundi and raccoons, lemurs, agoutis, and more!

The equine practitioner will find this comprehensive issue packed with useful, practical information on nutrition and dietary management. Topics include clinical assessment of nutritional status and feeding programs, role of diet and feeding in stereotypical behaviors, fats and fatty acids in equine diets, the glycemic index in equine nutrition, diet and gastric ulcer disease, role of nutrition in colic, nutrition of critically ill horses, feeding sick neonatal foals, feeding management of elite endurance horses, nutrition of the aged horse, and much more!

The importance of fungal infections in both human and animals has increased over the last few decades. This book presents an overview of the different categories of fungal infections that can be encountered in animals (including lower vertebrates) originating from environmental sources with or without transmission to humans. In addition, the endemic infections with indirect transmission from the environment, the zoophilic fungal pathogens with near-direct transmission, the zoonotic fungi that can be directly transmitted from animals to humans, mycotoxicoses and antifungal resistance in animals will also be discussed. This book includes case studies and reviews the current state of knowledge on the mechanism of fungal attraction, recognition, infection, extracellular hydrolytic enzymes and pathogenesis of nematophagous fungi. The book also covers diagnostics, fungal formulations, as well as prevention methods. It discusses strategies to access the fungal pathogen groups, metagenomic analyses, genomics, secretomics, metabolomics, proteomics and transcriptomics. In addition, pathogen description, understanding, distribution and recent research results are provided.

A comprehensive review of bovine neonatology for the food animal practitioner! Topics include resuscitation and critical care, salmonella, treatment of diarrhea, respiratory disease, mycoplasma bovis diseases, respiratory distress syndrome, septicemia and meningitis, abomasal ulceration/tympany of calves, neonatal immunology and vaccination strategies, and more!

Guest editor Rosalie Trevejo highlights important areas in veterinary public health for all small animal practitioners. Topics include emerging tick-borne diseases, animal bites and rabies risk, influenza, animals as sentinels, antibiotic resistance, feral cat populations, border health, the human-animal bond, zoonotic diseases, disaster preparedness, reporting of animal diseases, and much more!

Guest editor Laurie Goodrich has compiled a comprehensive review of surgical complications for the equine practitioner. Articles will include: complications of arthroscopy, unilateral weight bearing, complications of upper airway diseases, complications of guttural pouch diseases, complications of colic, complications of reproductive and urinary surgery, complications of laparoscopic surgery, anesthetic complications in equine surgery, complications in oral surgery, complications in wound management and dermatologic surgery, complications of long bone fracture, complications of ophthalmic surgery and much more!

This issue will explore the latest research and clinical information concerning cardiology of exotic pet species. The majority of the issue will cover the cardiovascular physiology and disease of pet birds, reptiles, rabbits, amphibians, fish, small mammals, and invertebrates. Another article will cover the cardiology of ferrets.