Diseases of Swine

Herausgegeben:Zimmerman, Jeffrey J.; Karriker, Locke A.; Ramirez, Alejandro; Schwartz, Kent J.; Stevenson, Gregory W.; Zhang, Jianqiang

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Produktbeschreibung

Provides a fully revised Eleventh Edition of the definitive reference to swine health and disease

Diseases of Swine has been the definitive reference on swine health and disease for over 60 years. This new edition has been completely revised to include the latest information, developments, and research in the field. Now with full color images throughout, this comprehensive and authoritative resource has been redesigned for improved consistency and readability, with a reorganized format for more intuitive access to information.

Diseases of Swine covers a wide range of essential topics on swine production, health, and management, with contributions from more than 100 of the foremost international experts in the field. This revised edition makes the information easy to find and includes expanded information on welfare and behavior.

A key reference for anyone involved in the swine industry, Diseases of Swine, Eleventh Edition:
_ Presents a thorough revisionto the gold-standard reference on pig health and disease
_ Features full color images throughout the book
_ Includes information on the most current advances in the field
_ Provides comprehensive information on swine welfare and behavior
_ Offers a reorganized format to make the information more accessible

Written for veterinarians, academicians, students, and individuals and agencies responsible for swine health and public health, Diseases of Swine, Eleventh Edition is an essential guide to swine health.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons / Wiley-Blackwell
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 1A119350850
• 11. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 1136
• Erscheinungstermin: Juni 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 290mm x 226mm x 58mm
• Gewicht: 2995g
• ISBN-13: 9781119350859
• ISBN-10: 1119350859
• Artikelnr.: 53677069

Autorenporträt

THE EDITORS JEFFREY J. ZIMMERMAN, DVM, PhD, DACVPM, is Professor of Disease Ecology in the Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, USA. LOCKE A. KARRIKER, DVM, MS, DACVPM, is Professor of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine and Director of the Swine Medicine Education Center at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, USA. ALEJANDRO RAMIREZ, DVM, MPH, PhD, DACVPM, is Associate Professor of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, USA. KENT J. SCHWARTZ, DVM, MS, is Clinical Professor and Diagnostician at the Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, USA. GREGORY W. STEVENSON, DVM, PhD, DACVP, is Professor of Veterinary Pathology and Diagnostic Pathologist at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, USA. JIANQIANG ZHANG, MD, MS, PhD, is Associate Professor of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Contributors xi

Editors' Note xxi

Acknowledgments xxii

Section I Veterinary Practice 1

1 Herd Evaluation 3
Records, benchmarks, four circles approach, diagnostic approaches, prioritizing interventions, reporting, blood sample collection, oral fluid collection.

2 Behavior and Welfare 17
Definitions of welfare, normal vs. abnormal behaviors, maternal behaviors, minimizing welfare impact of invasiveprocedures, feeding and drinking behaviors, human interactions, behavior responses due to disease, recognizing pain, vices, objective measures of pain.

3 Genetics and Health 42
Genetic influences on mortality, disease resistance, immune response and sow productive lifetime, with a summary of recent genetic advances.

4 Effect of Environment on Health 50
Evaluation of the environment, recommended air temperatures, minimum ventilation rates, space recommendations, water requirements, feeder space recommendations. Investigation of death due to ventilation failure.Impact of noise levels and stray voltage.

5 Differential Diagnosis of Diseases 59
Diarrhea, vomiting, rectal prolapses, respiratory distress, anemia, sneezing, skin, neurologic, lameness, reproductive, congenital, zoonotic, vesicular lesions, urinary tract.

6 Diagnostic Tests, Test Performance, and Considerations for Interpretation 75
How diagnostic tests are performed, advantages, and disadvantages. PCR testing considerations including quantitative interpretation. Appropriate uses of genetic sequencing. Descriptions of metagenomics technology.

7 Optimizing Sample Selection, Collection, and Submission to Optimize Diagnostic Value 98
Developing the diagnostic plan, diagnostic sample selection, pig necropsy, necropsy safety, knife sharpening.

8 Collecting Evidence and Establishing Causality 112
Sources of variation in test results, sensitivity and specificity, testing in series or parallel, selecting test cutoff values, selecting appropriate sample size, screening and confirmatory tests. Evidence-based medicine, establishing baselines, evaluating interventions.

9 Disease Control, Prevention, and Elimination 123
Routes of transmission, ecology of disease, pathogen cycles, biological risk management, principles of biosecurity, biocontainment, bioexclusion.

10 Drug Pharmacology, Therapy, and Prophylaxis 158
Antimicrobial drug classes, considerations for treatment, residue avoidance, establishing treatment regimens, limiting the development of resistance, parasiticides, impact of drug treatment on immunity, bacteriophages, probiotics, hormones, anti-inflammatory drugs.

11 Anesthesia and Surgical Procedures in Swine 171
Injectable anesthetic agents, sedation, catheterization techniques, epidural injection, anesthetic drug combinations, reversal agents and pain management. Surgical procedures including castration, correction of prolapses, cystostomy procedures, cesarean section, fracture repair, tusk removal, abdominal and musculoskeletal procedures.

12 Preharvest Food Safety, Zoonotic Diseases, and the Human Health Interface 197
Physical, chemical, and biologic hazards, drug residues, MRSA, feed safety, certification programs.

13 Special Considerations for Show and Pet Pigs 211
Dynamics of the show pig industry, biosecurity, zoonotic implications, vaccination protocols, behavior and training, ethics, teeth trimming, hoof trimming, obesity, and parasites.

Section II Body Systems 221

14 Cardiovascular and Hematopoietic Systems 223
Anatomy, pathophysiology, mulberry heart disease, anemia, shock, clinical pathology.

15 Digestive System 234
Interactions of flora, nutrition, immune system, anatomy, pathophysiology, gastric ulcers, hemorrhagic bowel syndrome, prolapses, hernias.

16 Immune System