Animal Parasites
Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention
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Beschreibung
This textbook focuses on the most important parasites affecting dogs, cats, ruminants, horses, pigs, rabbits, rodents, birds, fishes, reptiles and bees. For each parasite, the book offers a concise summary including its distribution, epidemiology, lifecycle, morphology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, prophylaxis and therapeutic measures. Numerous informative tables and more than 500 color micrographs and schemes present the most important aspects of the parasites, their induced diseases and the latest information on suitable prevention and control measures. 100 questions at the end of the book offer readers the chance to test their comprehension. The book is well suited as both a textbook and a reference guide for veterinarians, students of the veterinary and life sciences, veterinarian nurses, laboratory staff, and pet and livestock owners.
This textbook focuses on the most important parasites affecting dogs, cats, ruminants, horses, pigs, rabbits, rodents, birds, fishes, reptiles and bees. For each parasite, the book offers a concise summary including its distribution, epidemiology, lifecycle, morphology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, prophylaxis and therapeutic measures. Numerous informative tables and more than 500 color micrographs and schemes present the most important aspects of the parasites, their induced diseases and the latest information on suitable prevention and control measures. 100 questions at the end of the book offer readers the chance to test their comprehension. The book is well suited as both a textbook and a reference guide for veterinarians, students of the veterinary and life sciences, veterinarian nurses, laboratory staff, and pet and livestock owners.
Both a textbook for students and reference work for veterinarians, pharmacists, laboratory staff, pet and livestock owners Richly illustrated throughout in full color Features lifecycle illustrations and SEM and TEM micrographs Provides a list of parasiticides (antiparasitics) for veterinary use Includes 100 questions for testing reader comprehension
Autor*in
Heinz Mehlhorn
Themen in »Animal Parasites«
Veterinary parasitology Parasitic infections Zoonosis Ectoparasitosis Parasitosis Endoparasitosis Protozoan diseases Helminths Ticks Mites Fleas Lice Dog parasites Cat parasites Rabbit parasites
Stimmen zu »Animal Parasites«
“This is a guide to common parasites of common animals kept as companions or for production purposes. … The intended audience is veterinarians, students, and people who keep animals. The book is a good combination of scientific and layman’s language and meets the needs of the intended audience. The author has a wealth of experience in parasite control and has published extensively on this subject.” (Tessa Marshall, Doody’s Book Reviews, April, 2017)
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