Now in its sixth edition, 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, ClinicalSigns and Differential Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, Treatment and Control. Systems chaptersdiscuss disorders of selected body systems in detail, leading to differential diagnosis of thespecific disorder
Comprehensive Appendices of Useful Data, Glossary of Terms, and Lists of diseases specific toTurkeys and Ducks (cross-referenced to the disease organisms in the main text)
Worldwide coverage from a recognized international team of editors and contributors
5 new chapters and major chapter revisions on biosecurity in poultry management; avian
influenza; legislation and poultry welfare
New contributors and 2 new prominent editors make up a 4 strong editorial team
Two color format with over 60 2-colour illustrations highlights key information
Viral chapters now include information on zoonoses
Rezensionen / Stimmen
This edition has a number of new chapters, as well as expansion and updating of the chapters from the previous version. A new chapter on "laboratory investigation" complements the chapter on "how to carry out a field investigation".
The text is easy to read and the format allows the reader to access information quickly on a specific pathogen or disease, making it a useful reference text.
This is a first-class book, which is both readable and a comprehensive reference text. It should be in the library of every poultry practice or general practice that aspires to do poultry work.
The Veterinary Record, May 2008
The book aims to be the definitive standard reference work on current health and disease issues relevant to anyone involved in working with poultry, with an emphasis on the poultry industry. The editors have done an excellent job of condensing a diverse wealth of knowledge into an acessible format. A large international team of contributors and UK editors, who are active and renowned in their particular fields, has written the chapters and this provides new approaches and ideas. There is good use of high-quality photographs and diagrams, with the easy layout allowing information to obtained quickly. This is a much-needed textbook that provides detailed information on poultry diseases, and is of interest to veterinarians working with small-scale and large-scale poultry-keeping situations.
Veterinary Times, August 2008
Auflage
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Veterinarians involved in the poultry industry; veterinarians in general practice / student vets with an interest in poultry medicine; agricultural managers / agriculture students; veterinary inspectors and researchers involved in the poultry industry
Produkt-Hinweis
Fadenheftung
Gewebe-Einband
Maße
Höhe: 244 mm
Breite: 161 mm
Dicke: 43 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-7020-2862-5 (9780702028625)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Herausgeber*in
Veterinary Consultant Aviagen Limited, UK
Managing Director Poultry Health Services Ltd, Poultry Health Centre, UK
Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Liverpool Veterinary Field Station, UK
Virology Department, Central Veterinary Laboratory, Weybridge, Addlestone, Surrey, UK
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 - erysipelas
20. Avian mycoplasmas
21. Avian chlamydophilosis (chlamydiosis/psittacosis/ornithosis)
22. Some other bacterial diseases
Section 3 Viral Diseases
23. Herpesviridae (Marek's disease virus, Infectious laryngotracheitis, Duck virus enteritis)
24. Retroviridae
25. Paramyxoviridae (Paramyxovirinae, Pneumovirinae)
26. Orthomyxoviridae - 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
