"A Color Atlas of Farm Animal Dermatology" is an essential reference for veterinary dermatologists, practitioners, and students alike. Emphasizing recognition and diagnosis, the book combines over 600 color photographs with clear and concise text highlighting clinical features, differentials, and diagnostic information for each disease. Coverage includes both common and uncommon diseases of cattle, goats, sheep and pigs. The atlas is divided into four species-specific sections for easy reference. Disease types covered include bacterial, fungal, parasitic, viral and protozoal, immunological, congenital and hereditary, environmental, nutritional and miscellaneous diseases, as well as neoplastic and non-neoplastic growths.

Sickness and disease can be devastating to a livestock population and, in turn, to farm productivity. Skin diseases are among the most visible and common concerns to livestock health and even many systemic conditions may first manifest themselves in the skin. With the numerous causes of dermatological disease and the importance of controlling disease from both a herd management and public health aspect, diagnosis is imperative. "A Color Atlas of Farm Animal Dermatology" is an essential reference for veterinary dermatologists, practitioners, and students alike. Emphasizing recognition and diagnosis, the book combines over 300 color photographs with clear and concise text highlighting clinical features, differentials, and diagnostic information for each disease. Coverage includes both common and uncommon diseases of cattle, goats, sheep and pigs. The atlas is divided into four species-specific sections for easy reference. Disease types covered include bacterial, fungal, parasitic, viral and protozoal, immunological, congenital and hereditary, environmental, nutritional and miscellaneous diseases, as well as neoplastic and non-neoplastic growths.;It includes over 300 full-color images; and emphasizes recognition and diagnosis. It provides coverage which is divided into species-specific sections for easy use. It covers all dermatological disease types in cattle, goats, sheep and pigs. It includes clinical features, differentials, and diagnostics for each disease.

Publisher:

Blackwell Publishing Professional

ISBN:

9780813805160

Publication date:

February 2007

Length:

225mm

Width:

286mm

Thickness:

19mm

Weight:

1061g

Pages:

252

Illustrations:

Illustrated

Readership:

Academic

"The organization of the text is particularly beneficial, with a section devoted to each of the farm animal species. The photos are excellent with no unrepresentative images."Veterinary Pathology