Designed for anyone involved with maintaining and establishing the health of animals in tropical and subtropical countries, this guide covers all important diseases, including infectious and contagious diseases, helminth infections, diseases transmitted by arthropods and diseases associated with environmental and husbandry factors. Each disease, its symptoms, causes and limiting factors, is clearly presented, and should be of use to those interested in obtaining a basic knowledge about specific animal diseases.
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Zielgruppe
Für Grundschule und weiterführende Schule
Für die Erwachsenenbildung
Für Beruf und Forschung
Maße
Höhe: 215 mm
Breite: 138 mm
Dicke: 13 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-333-57360-0 (9780333573600)
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Part 1 Infectious and contagious diseases: infectious and contagious diseases of cattle and buffaloes; infectious and contagious diseases of small ruminants; infectious and contagious diseases of pigs; infectious and contagious diseases of equines; infectious and contagious diseases of camels; infectious and contagious diseases of livestock in general. Part 2 Diseases caused by venereal and congenital infections: venereal infections; congenital infections. Part 3 Arthropod and arthropod-borne diseases: arthropods (insects); arthropods (arachnids); diseases transmitted by flies to ruminants; diseases transmitted by flies to equines; diseases transmitted by flies to livestock in general; diseases transmitted by ticks to ruminants; diseases transmitted by ticks to livestock in general; diseases transmitted through free-living mites to livestock. Part 4 Helminth diseases of grazing livestock: ruminants; camels; pigs; equines; helminth infections of livestock that can infect man (zoonoses). Part 5 Diseases caused by environment and/or husbandry factors: infections; metabolic disturbances; heat stress; saddle sores; horn cancer; bloat; nutritional deficiencies/imbalances; poisonings.
