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Record Nr.

UNINA9910143259903321

Autore

Hindson J.c

Titolo

Manual Of Sheep Diseases

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2007

ISBN

1-280-23745-7

9786610237456

0-470-70965-0

0-470-75244-0

1-4051-4870-5

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (303 p.)

Disciplina

636.30896

Soggetti

Sheep

Agriculture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Suboptimal reproductive performance (SORP); 3 Abortion; 4 Dystocia and vagino-cervical prolapse; 5 Male infertility; 6 Periparturient ewe losses; 7 Mastitis, udder and teat lesions; 8 Perinatal lamb losses; 9 Inadequate growth rate; 10 Diarrhoea; 11 Tenesmus; 12 Adult weight loss; 13 Mouth disorders; 14 Lameness; 15 Changed behaviour and neurological dysfunction; 16 Eye disorders/visual defects; 17 Anaemia; 18 Jaundice; 19 Abdominal distension and abdominal pain; 20 Wool loss and skin lesions; 21 Respiratory disease; 22 Found dead and sudden death

Appendix 1 Postmortem examinationAppendix 2 Sample taking and sample sending; Appendix 3 Nutrition; Appendix 4 Internal parasite control; Appendix 5 Health plans and vaccination programmes; Appendix 6 Poisons; Appendix 7 Zoonoses; Appendix 8 Anaesthesia and common surgical procedures; Appendix 9 Possible new production and disease patterns; Appendix 10 Standard reference values; Appendix 11 Abbreviations; Appendix 12 Further rea

Sommario/riassunto

This updated edition covers the whole field of diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases and poor production of sheep. It is aimed at the non-specialist veterinarian.