Diseases of Sheep (eBook)

I. D. Aitken (Herausgeber)

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2008 | 4. Auflage
624 Seiten
Wiley (Verlag)
978-0-470-75330-9 (ISBN)

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First published in 1983, Diseases of Sheep has become a definitive reference book on sheep diseases. This new edition has been revised and updated to maintain its original core structure and its international approach to the many diseases which affect sheep. Any veterinary surgeon or agriculturalist who works with sheep will continue to find the information in this book the most authoritative and comprehensive available.

• Known to many as the 'Moredun Sheep Book' because of its association with the Moredun Research Institute, long recognised as a centre of excellence in sheep disease research.
• Special attention is given to specific regional disease problems in the Middle East, Southern Africa, Australia, New Zealand, North America and South America.
• Covers technical aspects of disease prevention and treatment, including uncommon diseases, as well as sheep welfare issues.

Professor Ian Aitken is a former Scientific Director of the Moredun Research Institute, Scotland, UK.

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First published in 1983, Diseases of Sheep has become a definitive reference book on sheep diseases. This new edition has been revised and updated to maintain its original core structure and its international approach to the many diseases which affect sheep. Any veterinary surgeon or agriculturalist who works with sheep will continue to find the information in this book the most authoritative and comprehensive available. Known to many as the "e;Moredun Sheep Book"e; because of its association with the Moredun Research Institute, long recognised as a centre of excellence in sheep disease research. Special attention is given to specific regional disease problems in the Middle East, Southern Africa, Australia, New Zealand, North America and South America. Covers technical aspects of disease prevention and treatment, including uncommon diseases, as well as sheep welfare issues.

Inhalt

Diseases of Sheep 5
Contents 7
Contributors 10
Foreword to the Fourth Edition 14
Preface 15
Part I: Introduction 16
1 Sheep: a UK perspective on a world resource 18
Part II: Welfare 28
2 Sheep welfare: standards and practices 30
3 Welfare of fetal and newborn lambs 37
4 Sheep welfare: castration and tail docking 42
5 Sheep welfare: transport of sheep 47
6 Slaughter of sheep 52
Part III: Reproductive physiology 56
7 The reproductive cycle and its manipulation 58
8 Ewe management for reproduction 68
9 Management and care of rams 76
10 The perinatal period 80
Part IV: Reproductive diseases 88
11 Genital abnormalities, obstetrical problems and birth injuries 90
12 Neonatal conditions 96
13 Ram infertility 102
14 Prolapse and hernia 109
15 Mastitis and contagious agalactia 114
16 Chlamydial abortion 120
17 Toxoplasmosis and neosporosis 127
18 Border disease 134
19 Other infectious causes of abortion 142
20 Brucella melitensis infection 152
21 Ulcerative balanitis and vulvitis 158
Part V: Diseases of the alimentary system 162
22 Diseases of the oral cavity 164
23 Clostridial diseases 171
24 Mycobacterial infections 183
25 Other enteric conditions 189
26 Cryptosporidiosis and coccidiosis 210
27 Gastrointestinal helminthosis 216
28 Liver fluke 227
Part VI: Diseases of the respiratory system 237
29 Acute respiratory virus infections 238
30 Contagious respiratory tumours 242
31 Maedi-visna 248
32 Pasteurellosis 255
33 Mycoplasma respiratory infections 262
34 Parasitic bronchitis and pneumonia 267
Part VII: Diseases of the nervous system 270
35 Scrapie 272
36 Louping-ill 281
37 Listeriosis 286
38 Other nervous diseases 290
Part VIII Diseases of the feet and legs 302
39 Diseases of the feet 304
40 Foot-and-mouth disease 313
41 Arthritis 319
Part IX: Diseases of the skin, wool and eyes 326
42 Orf 328
43 Sheep pox 333
44 Caseous lymphadenitis 337
45 Staphylococcal skin infections 343
46 Bacterial and fungal infections of the skin and wool 346
47 Sheep scab (Psoroptes ovis) 352
48 Other ectoparasitic conditions 357
49 Photosensitization 369
50 Ocular diseases 373
51 Tick-borne diseases 378
Part X: Metabolic and mineral disorders 388
52 Pregnancy toxaemia 390
53 Deficiency of mineral macro-elements 394
54 Micronutrient imbalance 408
55 Diseases of the urinary system 426
Part XI: Poisons 434
56 Plant poisoning in Britain and Ireland 436
57 Inorganic and organic poisons 455
Part XII: Tumours 472
58 Tumours 474
Part XIII: Other important diseases 480
59 Sarcocystiosis 482
60 Bluetongue 486
61 Rinderpest and peste des petits ruminants 491
62 Rift Valley fever 500
63 Akabane disease 504
Part XIV: Regional problems 512
64 Middle East and North Africa 514
65 Southern Africa 524
66 Australia 529
67 New Zealand 535
68 North America 540
69 South America: pampas areas 545
70 South America: Andean highlands 550
71 South America: Patagonia 555
Part XV: Technical section 566
72 Flock health programmes 568
73 Pharmacology and therapeutics 575
74 Anaesthesia and common surgical procedures 604
75 Necropsy and sampling techniques 611
Part XVI Appendices 630
Appendix A 632
Appendix B 633
Index 636
Colour plate section appears between pages 178 and 179 194

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.4.2008
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie
• Themenwelt: Veterinärmedizin ► Klinische Fächer
• Themenwelt: Veterinärmedizin ► Großtier ► Schaf / Ziege
• Schlagworte: Agriculture • animal agriculture • Landwirtschaft • Tierhaltung • Veterinärmedizin • Veterinärmedizin f. Nutztiere • Veterinärmedizin • Veterinärmedizin f. Nutztiere • Veterinary Medicine • Veterinary Medicine - Farm Animals
• ISBN-10: 0-470-75330-7 / 0470753307
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-75330-9 / 9780470753309