This is a concise yet comprehensive text of all the common and rarer diseases found in all species of poultry (including chickens, ducks, turkeys, game birds and guinea-fowl). The book focuses on both the specific disease organisms and the more general aspects of the poultry industry, and provides a wide coverage of the whole subject area, thus making the book suitable for veterinarians (both general practitioners and those involved in the poultry industry), pathologists, veterinary inspectors and agriculture managers ...
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This is a concise yet comprehensive text of all the common and rarer diseases found in all species of poultry (including chickens, ducks, turkeys, game birds and guinea-fowl). The book focuses on both the specific disease organisms and the more general aspects of the poultry industry, and provides a wide coverage of the whole subject area, thus making the book suitable for veterinarians (both general practitioners and those involved in the poultry industry), pathologists, veterinary inspectors and agriculture managers involved in running poultry farms. For each disease, the Prevalence, Genetic Factors, Epidemiology, Clinical Signs and Differential Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, Treatment and Control are discussed in detail. Greatly expanded sections on Public Health and Food Safety, Toxins and Poisons, and all Management aspects are included in the new edition, as well as new coverage of the Hatchery, Egg Quality, Heat Stress and Probiotics. A new chapter on Game Birds is also included for the first time. This fully revised and expanded edition will be an invaluable resource for the practicing veterinarian, poultry inspector or agricultural manager. Comprehensive general section on Poultry Legislation and Welfare, Hygiene, Vaccination and Medication and the Poultry Industry. Full clinical details of all common and rare diseases of poultry. Each chapter includes 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) World-wide coverage from fully international team of editors and contributors Comprehensive new chapter on Public Health, Food Safety and Traceability, Auditing and Farm Assurance New chapter on Game Birds Increased coverage of the genetic aspects of diseases in all relevant chapters New sections on The Hatchery and Egg Quality New chapter on Management Aspects (e.g. genetics of Breeding, environmental factors) Expanded coverage of Heat Stress, Probiotics and enteropathies Chapters on Diseases of Ducks and Diseases of turkeys will be dropped in favour of Appendices listing diseases of Ducks, Turkeys, Geese, Guinea Fowl which will be cross-referenced to the relevant disease chapters to avoid duplication of material Substantial re-organisation of book into 6 logical sections for easier reference Fully revised chapter on toxins and poisons, including the current Belgian dioxin scandal.
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Add this copy of Poultry Diseases to cart. $10.97, very good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1990 by Bailliere Tindall.
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