Infectious Diseases of the Horse: Diagnosis, Pathology, Management, and Public Health, 2nd Edition

By J.H. van der Kolk and E.J.B. Veldhuis Kroeze

A clinician and a pathologist collaborate to create a comprehensive yet practical book about established infectious diseases of horses, categorised according to the different pathogens. The book evaluates the latest diagnostic aids, including rapid developments in molecular biology, while emphasising that they are no substitute for clinical observation and skills. The majority of equine infectious diseases caused by microbes and parasites are covered – bacterial, viral, protozoan, fungal, ectoparasitic and helminthic. Practical appendices contain a list of differential diagnoses based on clinical signs to support clinical decision-making, a list of zoonoses and reportable diseases, and an elaborate illustrated appendix on clinical pathology and haematology.

Thoroughly updated a decade after the release of the original text, the book continues to be concise and easy to understand and remains an important resource for uncommon conditions. It adds new sections on pythiosis, equine encephalosis/Peruvian horse sickness virus, Acinetobacter baumanii, enteric coronavirus-induced disease, and viral hepatitis, as well as updated nomenclature according to the latest reference databases. The most dynamic changes in veterinary medicine concern the development of new molecular diagnostic techniques and therapies, and these have been updated with most recent references throughout this second edition. Finally, the exceptional, full-colour clinical and microscopic images are showcased in a larger format.

Infectious Diseases of the Horse is a valuable resource for all veterinary practitioners, scientists, pathologists, students, technicians and nurses working with horses.

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents:

Introduction.

Abbreviations.

Chapter 1: Bacterial diseases.

Chapter 2: Viral diseases.

Chapter 3: Protozoal diseases.

Chapter 4: Fungal diseases.

Chapter 5: Ectoparasitical diseases.

Chapter 6: Helmintic diseases.

Appendix 1 Differential diagnoses.

Appendix 2 (Potential) Zoonoses.

Appendix 3 Clinical pathology.

References.

Index.

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Veterinary Anaesthesia: Principles to Practice 2nd Edition

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By Alexandra H. A. Dugdale, Georgina Beaumont, Carl Bradbrook, Matthew Gurney

Veterinary Anaesthesia: Principles to Practice 2nd Edition is A popular book amongst veterinary students and veterinary anaesthesia residents, the new edition of Veterinary Anaesthesia: Principles to Practice continues to be a comprehensive textbook covering the key principles of veterinary anaesthesia, encompassing a wide range of species.

Fully revised, the information is summarised in a simple, accessible format to help readers navigate and locate relevant information quickly. Filled with technical and species-based chapters, it offers a quick reference guide to analgesic infusions, as well as emergency drug dose charts for canines, felines, and equines.

Updated to contain the latest developments in the field, Veterinary Anaesthesia: Principles to Practice is designed specifically for veterinary students and those preparing to take advanced qualifications in veterinary anaesthesia. It is also a useful reference for veterinarians in practice and advanced veterinary nurses and technicians.

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Features

Features:

Provides broad coverage of the basics of veterinary anaesthesia and how it is implemented in clinical practice
Includes new information on mechanisms of general anaesthesia
Features new and improved photographs and line illustrations, plus end of chapter questions to test your knowledge
Covers veterinary anaesthesia for a wide range of species, including dogs, cats, horses, rabbits, donkeys, and pigs
Expands example case material to increase relevance to day-to-day clinical practice

Table of Contents

Table of Contents:

1. Concepts and Mechanisms of General Anaesthesia
2. Patient Safety
3. Pain
4. Sedation and Premedication: Small Animals
5. Injectable Anaesthetic Agents
6. Analgesic Infusions
7. Intravascular Catheters/Cannulae: Some Considerations and Complications
8. Inhalation Anaesthetic Agents
9. Anaesthetic Breathing Systems and Airway Devices
10. Anaesthetic Machines, Vaporisers, and Gas Cylinders
11. Anaesthetic Machine Checks
12. Local Anaesthetics
13. Local Anaesthetic Techniques for the Head: Small Animals
14. Local Anaesthetic Techniques for the Limbs: Small Animals
15. Miscellaneous Local Anaesthetic Techniques: Small Animals
16. Local Anaesthetic Techniques: Horses
17. Muscle Relaxants
18. Monitoring Animals during General Anaesthesia
19. Troubleshooting Some of the Problems Encountered in Anaesthetised Patients
20. Inadvertent Peri-operative Hypothermia
21. Blood Gas Analysis
22. Lactate
23. Fluid Therapy
24. Electrolytes
25. Drugs Affecting the Cardiovascular System
26. Shock, SIRS, MODS/MOF, Sepsis
27. Gastric Dilation/Volvulus (GDV)
28. Equine Sedation and Premedication
29. Equine Heart Murmurs
30. Equine Anaesthesia
31. Equine Intravenous Anaesthesia in the Field and Standing Chemical Restraint
32. Donkeys
33. Ruminants: Local and General Anaesthesia
34. Lamoids (South American Camelids)
35. Pigs: Sedation and Anaesthesia
36. Rabbit Anaesthesia
37. Neonates/Paediatrics
38. Senescent/Geriatric Patients
39. Pregnancy and Caesarean Sections
40. Obesity
41. Dental and Oral Considerations
42. Ocular Surgery Considerations
43. Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Considerations
44. Renal Considerations
45. Hepatic Considerations
46. Endocrine Considerations
47. Background to Neuroanaesthesia for the Brain
48. Cardiac Considerations
49. Respiratory Considerations
50. Respiratory Emergencies
51. Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation (CPCR)

Appendix A: Canine Emergency Drug Doses
Appendix B: Feline Emergency Drug Doses
Appendix C: Equine Emergency Drug Doses

Answers to Self-test Questions
Index

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Advanced Monitoring and Procedures for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care 2nd Edition

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By Jamie M. Burkitt Creedon and Harold Davis

Advanced Monitoring and Procedures for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care 2nd Edition offers a complete and clinically oriented reference for step-by-step detail on a wide range of procedures in the small animal emergency room and intensive care unit. Each protocol provides detailed instructions grounded in the evidence. The book is carefully designed for ease of use, with concise but comprehensive explanations, useful equipment lists, protocols called out in boxes, and extensive reference lists.

In the revised and expanded Second Edition, information has been updated and expanded throughout, and information and chapters have been added in many important areas, including veterinary point-of-care ultrasound (VPOCUS), veterinary CPR, blood banking and transfusion medicine, advanced techniques for mechanical ventilation, and veterinary health care team wellbeing. A companion website offers the protocols in Word for editing and use in practice and the figures from the book in PowerPoint.

Advanced Monitoring and Procedures for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care presents invaluable and accessible information for emergency situations, making it a highly useful reference for veterinary practitioners, veterinary technicians and nurses, veterinary students, small animal emergency and critical care residents, small animal emergency and critical care specialists, and emergency and critical care veterinary technicians and nurse specialists.

Specific topics covered in Advanced Monitoring and Procedures for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care.

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Features:

The cardiovascular system, covering catheterization of the venous compartment, arterial puncture and catheterization, cardiac VPOCUS, principles of electrocardiography, and electrocardiogram interpretation
The respiratory system, covering oxygen therapy, pulse oximetry and CO-oximetry, blood gas analysis, pleural space and lung VPOCUS, tracheal intubation, and temporary tracheostomy
The urinary and abdominal systems, covering urethral catheterization, abdominal VPOCUS, peritoneal dialysis, technical management of hemodialysis patients, and peritoneal evaluation
Transfusion medicine, covering blood banking, blood typing, cross-matching, and administration of blood and other biological products

Table of Contents

Table of Contents:

Section One: Fundamental Elements of Emergency and Critical Care Practice

Section Two: Cardiovascular Procedures and Monitoring

Section Three: Respiratory Procedures and Monitoring

Section Four: Urinary and Gastrointestinal Procedures

Section Five: Nutrition

Section Six: Analgesia and Anesthesia

Section Seven: Clinicopathologic Techniques

Section Nine: Transfusion Medicine

Section Ten: Nursing Care of Specific Populations

Index

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Avian Immunology 3rd edition

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By Bernd Kaspers , Karel A. Schat, Thomas Göbel, Lonneke Vervelde

Avian Immunology 3rd Edition contains a detailed description of the avian innate immune system, encompassing the mucosal, enteric, respiratory and reproductive systems. The diseases and disorders it covers, include immunodepressive diseases and immune evasion, autoimmune diseases, and tumors of the immune system. Practical aspects of vaccination are examined as well. Extensive appendices summarize resources for scientists including cell lines, inbred chicken lines, cytokines, chemokines, and monoclonal antibodies. With contributions from the foremost international experts in the field, Avian Immunology 3rd, provides the most up-to-date crucial information not only for poultry health professionals and avian biologists, but also for comparative and veterinary immunologists, graduate students, and veterinary students with an interest in avian immunology. Avian Immunology 3rd edition is a fascinating and growing field and surely provides new and exciting insights for mainstream immunology in the future.

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Features

Features:

Reflects significant advances in the field since the second edition, particularly the explosion of knowledge on genomics including work on the chicken, turkey and zebra finch genomes
Provides a single source reference ranging from the basic science to cutting edge research
Provides practical information for veterinarians particularly those specialised in poultry or companion bird medicine
New chapters on the impact of the microbiome on the immune system, defence mechanisms in the egg and embryo and emerging transgene technologies

Table of Contents

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. The importance of the avian immune system and its unique features

Chapter 2. Structure of the avian lymphoid system

Chapter 3. Development of the avian hematopoietic and immune systems

Chapter 4. B cells, the bursa of Fabricius, and the generation of antibody repertoires

Chapter 5. Structure and evolution of avian immunoglobulins

Chapter 6. Avian T cells: Antigen Recognition and Lineages

Chapter 7. The avian major histocompatibility complex

Chapter 8. Introduction to the avian innate immune system; properties, effects, and integration with other parts of the immune system

Chapter 9. Avian cytokines and their receptors

Chapter 10. Immunogenetics and the mapping of immunological functions

Chapter 11. The mucosal immune system

Chapter 12. Impact of the gut microbiota on the immune system

Chapter 13. Innate defenses of the avian egg

Chapter 14. Avian immunosuppressive diseases and immune evasion

Chapter 15. Factors modulating the avian immune system

Chapter 16. Autoimmune diseases of poultry

Chapter 17. Tumors of the avian immune system

Chapter 18. Practical aspects of poultry vaccination

Chapter 19. Comparative immunology of agricultural birds

Chapter 20. Evolutionary and ecological immunology

Chapter 21. Advances in genetic engineering of the avian genome

Index

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Invertebrate Pathology

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By Andrew F. Rowley, Christopher J. Coates and Miranda M. Whitten

Many invertebrates are serious pests of agriculture (e.g., mites and locusts), vectors of disease (e.g., mosquitoes and aquatic snails) and venomous (e.g., scorpions), whilst others are beneficial to humans as pollinators, food sources, and detritivores. Despite their obvious ecological, medical, and economic importance, this is the first comprehensive review of invertebrate diseases to be available within a single volume.

Concurrent molecular and bioinformatics developments over the last decade have catalysed a renaissance in invertebrate pathology. High-throughput sequencing, handheld diagnostic kits, and the move to new technologies have rapidly increased our understanding of invertebrate diseases, generating a large volume of fundamental and applied research on the topic. An overview is now timely and this authoritative work assembles an international team of the leading specialists in the field to review the main diseases and pathologic manifestations of all the major invertebrate groups. Each chapter adopts a common plan in terms of its scope and approach to achieve a succinct and coherent synthesis.

Invertebrate Pathology is aimed at graduate students and researchers in the fields of disease ecology, invertebrate biology, comparative immunology, aquaculture, fisheries, veterinary science, evolution, and conservation. It will be particularly useful for readers new to the field as well as a broader interdisciplinary audience of practitioners and resource managers.

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents:

PART I: HOST DEFENCES AND APPROACHES TO DISEASE DETECTION
1. Host Defences of Invertebrates to Pathogens and Parasites

2. Host Defences of Invertebrates to Non-Communicable Diseases

3. Diagnostic Approaches in Invertebrate Pathology

PART II: THE DISEASES
SECTION A: Diseases of Acoelomate and Coelomate Protostomes
4. Diseases of Scleractinian Corals

5. Diseases of Sponges

6. Diseases of Platyhelminths, Acanthocephalans and Nematodes

7. Diseases of Annelids

8. Diseases of Molluscs

SECTION B: Diseases of Arthropods
9. Diseases of Chelicerates

10. Viral Diseases of Insects

11. Bacterial Diseases of Insects

12. Fungal and Oomycete Diseases of Insects

13. Parasitic Diseases of Insects

14. Viral Diseases of Crustaceans

15. Bacterial Diseases of Crustaceans

16. Fungal and Oomycete Diseases of Crustaceans

17. Parasitic Diseases of Crustaceans

SECTION C: Diseases of Deuterostomes

18. Echinoderm Diseases and Pathologies

19. Ecological Outcomes of Echinoderm Disease

20. Diseases of Tunicates and Cephalochordates

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The Veterinary Nurse’s Practical Guide to Small Animal Anaesthesia

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By Niamh Clancy

The Veterinary Nurse’s Practical Guide to Small Animal Anaesthesia meets the need for a single practical guide to veterinary anaesthesia and its potential complications. Written by practicing veterinary nurses, the guide analyzes each stage in turn, beginning with a discussion of pre-assessment and pre-medication of patients. Most critically, it reviews the normal functioning of each physiological system in small animals before detailing common problems caused in these systems by anaesthesia.

The Veterinary Nurse’s Practical Guide to Small Animal Anaesthesia is an essential tool for veterinary nurses and veterinary technicians.

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Features

Features:

Step-by-step guides to addressing specific issues such as GDV, brachycephalic patients, aggressive patients, and more
Detailed guidelines for interpreting common test results and biometrics such as capnography and ECGs
Chapters designed for easy reference in specific emergency situations

Table of Contents

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Pre-anaesthetic Assessment and premedication

Chapter 2: Interpreting blood results

Chapter 3: Cardiovascular physiology

Chapter 4: Respiratory physiology & ventilation

Chapter 5: Blood pressure regulation and monitoring

Chapter 6: Capnography & Spirometry

Chapter 7: Pulse Oximetry

Chapter 8: Practical ECGs

Chapter 9: Fluid Therapy

Chapter 10: Induction Agents

Chapter 11: Inhalant Anaesthetic Agents

Chapter 12: Intubation

Chapter 13: The Anaesthetic Machine and Breathing Systems

Chapter 14: Anaesthesia Recovery

Chapter 15: Pain

Chapter 16: Local Anaesthetic techniques

Chapter 17: Constant rate infusions and calculations

Chapter 18: Case studies

Index

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Carpenter’s Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Edition

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By James W. Carpenter and Craig Harms

Carpenter’s Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Edition addresses the most common questions and medical situations encountered in clinical practice. Using clear, current recommendations on drugs, indications, and dosages, this evidence-based text helps you find the information you need fast. In addition, there are numerous tables containing biologic, hematologic, and biochemical norms of common exotic pets. Species covered include birds, fish, invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles, rabbits, pocket pets, backyard poultry, and more. Edited by James Carpenter and Craig Harms, each a respected expert in exotic animal, wildlife, and zoo animal medicine, this handbook has been a go-to reference of practicing veterinarians for more than 30 years.

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Features

More than 300 drug tables provide current recommendations on drugs, indications, and dosages used in treating exotic animals.
All drug information is reviewed for accuracy, ensuring that this reference remains authoritative and current.
Biologic and hematologic tables provide details on therapies and diets, normal blood parameters of common species, venipunctures sites, and medical protocols for common conditions.
Dosage recommendations from pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) studies are clearly indicated.
29 internationally recognized experts contribute chapters in their areas of specialization.
More than 3,100 references are cited and provide additional context for dosages.

NEW! Updates of drug tables include new information on doses, interactions, indications, adverse reactions, and contraindications for use.
NEW! eBook version is included with print purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.
NEW! Additional appendices include new topics in exotic animal practice.
NEW! Updated and expanded index makes it easier to find drug information.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1 Invertebrates

Chapter 2 Fish

Chapter 3 Amphibians

Chapter 4 Reptiles

Chapter 5 Birds

Chapter 6 Backyard Poultry, Gamebirds, and Waterfowl

Chapter 7 Sugar Gliders

Chapter 8 Hedgehogs

Chapter 9 Rodents

Chapter 10 Rabbits

Chapter 11 Ferrets

Chapter 12 Miniature Pigs

Chapter 13 Primates

Chapter 14 Native Wildlife

Chapter 15 Select Topics for the Exotic Animal Veterinarian

Index

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Smart Livestock Nutrition

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By Ilias Kyriazakis

Smart Livestock Nutrition highlights the latest findings and techniques related to nutrition and feed efficiency in animal agriculture. It addresses the key challenges facing the nutrition industry to achieve high animal productivity with minimal environmental impact. The concept of smart nutrition involves the use of smart technologies in the feeding and management of livestock.

The first chapters focus on advances in biological fields such as molecular agriculture and genotype selection, as well as technologies that enhance or enable the collection of relevant information. The next section highlights applications of smart nutrition in a variety of livestock systems, ranging from intensive indoor housing of broilers and pigs to extensive outdoor housing of cattle and sheep, and marine fish farms. Finally, because of the worldwide attention to this issue, the authors address the environmental consequences.

This work, which takes a serious look at how nutrition can be used to improve sustainability in animal agriculture, is a key literature for readers in animal and veterinary sciences, the food industry, sustainability research, and agricultural engineering.

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents:

Putting Smart into Nutrition
Matching Feed Characteristics to Animal Requirements Through Plant Breeding
Circular Feed Production and Consumption in the Context of Smart Animal Nutrition
Assessment of the Nutritive Value of Individual Feeds and Diets by Novel Technologies
Large-Scale Phenotyping and Genotyping: State of the Art and Emerging Challenges
Mathematical and Statistical Approaches to the Challenge of Forecasting Animal Performance for the Purposes of Precision Livestock Feeding
Smart Pig Nutrition in the Digital Era
Smart Poultry Nutrition
Advanced Technology in Aquaculture – Smart Feeding in Marine Fish Farms
Smart Nutrition of Extensively Kept Ruminants
The Potential Contribution of Smart Animal Nutrition in Reducing the Environmental Impacts of Livestock Systems