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Veterinary Entomology - Arthropod Ectoparasites of Veterinary Importance (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997)
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Veterinary Entomology - Arthropod Ectoparasites of Veterinary Importance (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997)
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Although usually treated as unified subject, in many respects the
two components of what is broadly described as 'medical and
veterinary is usual, the term entomology is entomology' are clearly
distinct. As used loosely here to refer to both insects and
arachnids. In medical entomology blood-feeding Diptera are of
paramount importance, primarily as vectors of pathogenic disease.
Most existing textbooks reflect this bias. However, in veterinary
entomology ectoparasites such as the mites, fleas or dipteran
agents of myiasis assume far greater prominence and the most
important effects of their parasitic activity may be mechanical
damage, pruritus, blood loss, myiasis, hypersensitivity and
dermatitis, in addition to vector-borne pathogenic disease.
Ectoparasite infestation of domestic and companion animals,
therefore, has clinical consequences necessitating a distinct
approach to diagnosis and control. The aim of this book is to
introduce the behaviour, ecology, pathology and control of
arthropod ectoparasites of domestic animals to students and
practitioners of veterinary medicine, animal husbandry and applied
biology. Since the book is directed primarily at the
non-entomologist, some simplification of a number of the more
involved entomological issues has been deemed necessary to improve
the book's logical structure and comprehensibility, and keep its
length within limits. A reading list is presented at the end of
each chapter to act as a stepping-stone into the specialist
literature.
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