Diseases of sheep [[electronic resource] /] / edited by I.D. Aitken

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910145553403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell Publishing, 2007
• ISBN: 1-281-32287-3; 9786611322878; 0-470-75331-5; 0-470-75330-7
• Edizione: [4th ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (641 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): AitkenI. D (Ian D.)
• Disciplina: 636.30896
• Soggetti: Sheep - Diseases; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Diseases of Sheep; Contents; Contributors; Foreword to the Fourth Edition; Preface; Part I: Introduction; 1 Sheep: a UK perspective on a world resource; Part II: Welfare; 2 Sheep welfare: standards and practices; 3 Welfare of fetal and newborn lambs; 4 Sheep welfare: castration and tail docking; 5 Sheep welfare: transport of sheep; 6 Slaughter of sheep; Part III: Reproductive physiology; 7 The reproductive cycle and its manipulation; 8 Ewe management for reproduction; 9 Management and care of rams; 10 The perinatal period; Part IV: Reproductive diseases; 11 Genital abnormalities, obstetrical problems and birth injuries12 Neonatal conditions; 13 Ram infertility; 14 Prolapse and hernia; 15 Mastitis and contagious agalactia; 16 Chlamydial abortion; 17 Toxoplasmosis and neosporosis; 18 Border disease; 19 Other infectious causes of abortion; 20 Brucella melitensis infection; 21 Ulcerative balanitis and vulvitis; Part V: Diseases of the alimentary system; 22 Diseases of the oral cavity; 23 Clostridial diseases; 24 Mycobacterial infections; 25 Other enteric conditions; Colour plate section appears between pages 178 and 179; 26 Cryptosporidiosis and coccidiosis27 Gastrointestinal helminthosis; 28 Liver fluke; Part VI: Diseases of the respiratory system; 29 Acute ; respiratory virus infections; 30 Contagious respiratory tumours; 31 Maedi-visna; 32 Pasteurellosis; 33 Mycoplasma respiratory infections; 34 Parasitic bronchitis and pneumonia; Part VII: Diseases of the nervous system; 35 Scrapie; 36 Louping-ill; 37 Listeriosis; 38 Other nervous diseases; Part VIII Diseases of the feet and legs; 39 Diseases of the feet; 40 Foot-and-mouth disease; 41 Arthritis; Part IX: Diseases of the skin, wool and eyes; 42 Orf; 43 Sheep pox44 Caseous lymphadenitis; 45 Staphylococcal skin infections; 46 Bacterial and fungal infections of the skin and wool; 47 Sheep scab (Psoroptes ovis); 48 Other ectoparasitic conditions; 49 Photosensitization; 50 Ocular diseases; 51 Tick-borne diseases; Part X: Metabolic and mineral disorders; 52 Pregnancy toxaemia; 53 Deficiency of mineral macro-elements; 54 Micronutrient imbalance; 55 Diseases of the urinary system; Part XI: Poisons; 56 Plant poisoning in Britain and Ireland; 57 Inorganic and organic poisons; Part XII: Tumours; 58 Tumours; Part XIII: Other important diseases; 59 Sarcocystiosis60 Bluetongue; 61 Rinderpest and peste des petits ruminants; 62 Rift Valley fever; 63 Akabane disease; Part XIV: Regional problems; 64 Middle East and North Africa; 65 Southern Africa; 66 Australia; 67 New Zealand; 68 North America; 69 South America: pampas areas; 70 South America: Andean highlands; 71 South America: Patagonia; Part XV: Technical section; 72 Flock health programmes; 73 Pharmacology and therapeutics; 74 Anaesthesia and common surgical procedures; 75 Necropsy and sampling techniques; Part XVI Appendices; Appendix A; Appendix B; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: First published in 1983, Diseases of Sheep has become a definitive reference book on sheep diseases. This new edition has been revised and updated to maintain its original core structure and its international approach to the many diseases which affect sheep. Any veterinary surgeon or agriculturalist who works with sheep will continue to find the information in this book the most authoritative and comprehensive available. Known to many as the ""Moredun Sheep Book"" because of its association with the Moredun Research Institute, long recognised as a centre of excellence in sheep d