Bovine Medicine (eBook)

Peter Cockcroft (Herausgeber)

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2015 | 3. Auflage
656 Seiten
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-1-118-94852-1 (ISBN)

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Thoroughly updated to reflect recent changes in the industry, Bovine Medicine, 3^rd Edition, offers practicing large animal veterinarians and veterinary students a comprehensive reference to core aspects of contemporary cattle health and husbandry.

• New edition of a classic text, featuring thoroughly rewritten text, with coverage shifted to the core aspects of everyday cattle practice
• Includes new focus on both applied skills and application of knowledge, along with many more full-colour illustrations than in previous editions
• Represents a toolkit of skills that will support the delivery of contemporary cattle practice
• Presents a seamless integration of information on husbandry, nutrition, and disease
• Written by a wide range of experts from around the world

Peter Cockcroft is Professor of Ruminant Health at the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Australia. He has a Diploma in Cattle Health and Production from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and is a Diplomate of the European College of Bovine Health Management. He is European College Veterinary Specialist in Bovine Health Management. Peter has published extensively in the field of bovine medicine and is known for his work in evidence-based veterinary practice.

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Cover???????????????????????? 1
Title Page?????????????????????????????????? 5
Copyright???????????????????????????????? 6
Contents?????????????????????????????? 9
Contributors?????????????????????????????????????? 11
Preface???????????????????????????? 13
Section I Modern Cattle Practice?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 15
Chapter 1 Sustainability and One Health???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 17
Chapter 2 Modern Cattle Practice: a Blueprint for the Future?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 25
Chapter 3 Education and Cattle Practice: 'What Do We Do? What Should We Do?'?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 40
Chapter 4 Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine and Clinical Audits in Cattle Practice???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 55
Chapter 5 Practice-Based Clinical Research?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 63
Chapter 6 Expert Witness?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 69
Section II Practice Management and Professional Skills?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 75
Chapter 7 Practice Management - Developing a Progressive Veterinary Practice?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 77
Chapter 8 Veterinary Leadership and Communication Skills?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 83
Chapter 9 Marketing, Promotion and Farmer Education???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 91
Chapter 10 Veterinary Equipment in Ambulatory Practice?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 99
Chapter 11 The Practice Laboratory?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 111
Chapter 12 Safety: Handling and Restraint of Cattle???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 124
Section III Clinical Skills???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 129
Chapter 13 Herd Health Investigations in Cattle Practice?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 131
Chapter 14 Diagnosis and Clinical Reasoning in Cattle Practice?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 138
Chapter 15 Special Diagnostic Procedures?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 147
Chapter 16 Bovine Haematology and Biochemistry?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 160
Chapter 17 Post-Mortem Examination and Sample Taking in Cattle?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 175
Chapter 18 Microbiology for Cattle Practitioners?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 189
Chapter 19 Epidemiology: the Important Concepts???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 198
Chapter 20 Biosecurity?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 203
Chapter 21 Applied Clinical Parasitology for Cattle Practitioners???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 212
Chapter 22 Cattle Poisoning: Principles of Toxicological Investigations???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 225
Chapter 23 Antimicrobial Selection in Cattle Practice???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 239
Chapter 24 Pain Management in Cattle Practice???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 252
Chapter 25 Bull Health and Breeding Soundness???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 260
Chapter 26 Euthanasia of Cattle???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 276
Section IV Herd Health?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 285
Chapter 27 Important National and International Diseases of Cattle?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 287
Chapter 28 Population Medicine and Herd Health Planning???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 294
Chapter 29 Welfare and Cattle Behaviour???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 305
Chapter 30 Rumen Health in the Dairy Cow?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 311
Chapter 31 Genetics for the Bovine Practitioner???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 319
Chapter 32 Abortion and Perinatal Mortality in Cattle???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 326
Section V Dairy Cattle Herd Health?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 337
Chapter 33 The Prevalence and Cost of Important Endemic Diseases and Fertility in Dairy Herds in the UK???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 339
Chapter 34 Dairy Cow Housing Audit?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 352
Chapter 35 Cattle Signs???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 361
Chapter 36 The Farm Audit: Health and Management of the Calf?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 374
Chapter 37 Heifer Rearing, Weaning to Second Calving: Optimising Health and Productivity?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 387
Chapter 38 The Farm Audit: Health and Management of the Transition Cow?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 395
Chapter 39 The Farm Audit: Clinical Dairy Cow Nutrition???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 402
Chapter 40 The Farm Audit: Udder Health, Mastitis Milk Quality and Production???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 410
Chapter 41 The Farm Audit: Foot Health, Lameness and Footcare???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 420
Chapter 42 Reproductive Technologies: On-Farm Applications?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 432
Chapter 43 Optimising Herd Fertility: the Farm Audit?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 450
Chapter 44 A Hazards Analysis Critical Control Point Approach to Improving Reproductive Performance in Lactating Dairy Cows???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 464
Chapter 45 Practice-Based Dairy Health Planning and Plans???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 479
Chapter 46 Organic Dairy Farms?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 490
Section VI Beef Cattle Herd Health?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 501
Chapter 47 Beef Suckler Cow Diseases: Monitoring and Surveillance???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 503
Chapter 48 Beef Suckler Herd Health: Key Intervention Points?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 507
Chapter 49 Auditing Beef Cow Herd Reproduction?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 515
Chapter 50 Farm Audit - Replacement Beef Heifers?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 520
Chapter 51 Cattle Housing: Design and Management?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 531
Chapter 52 Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD): Diagnosis, Prevention and Control?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 539
Chapter 53 Farm Audit of Beef Cattle Nutrition?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 545
Chapter 54 Audit of Semi-Intensive Beef Finishing Systems???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 551
Chapter 55 Beef Cattle Feedlots - How to Measure, Manage and Monitor?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 557
Chapter 56 Organic Beef Farms???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 563
Chapter 57 Marketing Beef Cattle Practice???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 569
Appendix I Vade Mecum of Cattle Conditions 574
Index???????????????????????? 648
EULA?????????????????????? 659

Rezensionen

"This book will be an asset to veterinarians who work with cattle." (Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 15 September 2015)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.4.2015
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie
• Themenwelt: Veterinärmedizin ► Großtier ► Rind
• Schlagworte: Bovine medicine, cattle health, animal husbandry, animal nutrition, animal disease, bovine health, large animal veterinarian, cattle practitioner • Kuh • Rinderkrankheit • Veterinärmedizin • Veterinärmedizin f. Nutztiere • Veterinärmedizin • Veterinärmedizin f. Nutztiere • Veterinary Medicine • Veterinary Medicine - Farm Animals
• ISBN-10: 1-118-94852-1 / 1118948521
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-94852-1 / 9781118948521