Poultry Diseases, 6th Edition

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Poultry Diseases, 6th Edition

Poultry Diseases, 6Th Edition Pdf

By Mark Pattison, Paul McMullin, Janet Bradbury and Dennis Alexander

Now in Poultry Diseases, 6th Edition PDF, Poultry Diseases is once again fully revised with the addition of vital new material. It remains the standard reference work on health and disease for those involved in the poultry industry, government and veterinary education. Following a familiar structure, readers of the sixth edition gain concise but major reviews on current knowledge of general and disease-specific topics discussed over 45 (5 new) chapters in seven sections. With a large international team of contributors led by an authoritative editor team and a Foreword by Professor Frank Jordan, Poultry Diseases is an invaluable resource for the practicing veterinarian, poultry inspector, agricultural manager or veterinary student.

  • Covers common and rarer diseases found in all species of poultry (including chickens, ducks,
    turkeys, game birds and guinea-fowl).
  • Each chapter outside the General Overview section identifies clearly Epidemiology, Clinical
    Signs and Differential Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, Treatment and Control. Systems chapters
    discuss disorders of selected body systems in detail, leading to differential diagnosis of the
    specific disorder
  • Comprehensive Appendices of Useful Data, Glossary of Terms, and Lists of diseases specific to
    Turkeys and Ducks (cross-referenced to the disease organisms in the main text)
  • Worldwide coverage from a recognized international team of editors and contributors

Read more: Handbook on Poultry Diseases, 2nd Edition

Table of Contents
Section 1 General Overview

1. The poultry industry

2. How to carry out a field investigation

3. Laboratory investigation to support health programmes and disease diagnosis

4. Biosecurity in poultry management

5. Vaccines and Vaccination

6. Medicines and medication

7. Legislation and poultry welfare

Section 2 Bacterial Diseases

8. Enterobacteriaceae

9. Avian infections caused by species of Pasteurellaceae,Ornithobacterium and Riemerella: an introduction

10. Fowl cholera

11. Infectious coryza and related diseases

12. Gallibacterium infections and other avian Pasteurellaceae

13. Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale

14. Riemerella infections

15. Avian bordetellosis (turkey coryza)

16. Campylobacter

17. Staphylococci, streptococci and enterococci

18. Clostridia

19. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae โ€“ erysipelas

20. Avian mycoplasmas

21. Avian chlamydophilosis (chlamydiosis/psittacosis/ornithosis)

22. Some other bacterial diseases

Section 3 Viral Diseases

23. Herpesviridae (Marekโ€™s disease virus, Infectious laryngotracheitis, Duck virus enteritis)

24. Retroviridae

25. Paramyxoviridae (Paramyxovirinae, Pneumovirinae)

26. Orthomyxoviridae โ€“ Avian Influenza

27. Poxviridae

28. Coronaviridae

29. Picornaviridae

30. Birnarviridae

31. Adenoviridae

32. Reoviridae (Reoviruses, Rotaviruses)

33. Astroviridae

34. Circoviridae

35. Parvoviridae

36. Caliciviridae and hepeviruses

37. Arthropod-borne viruses

Section 4 Fungal Diseases

38. Fungal diseases

Section 5 Parasitic Diseases

39. Parasitic diseases

Section 6 Diseases of Body Systems

40. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system

Section 7 Other Disorders, Poisons and Toxins

41. Practical epidemiology of poultry disease and multi-factorial conditions

42. Nutritional disorders

43. Management as a cause of disease in poultry

44. Toxicants in poultry

45. Diseases of gamebirds

Appendix: Some useful data

Index

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