By Andrews, A. H. and Blowey, R. W. and Boyd, H. and Eddy, R. G., , 1992
Description
The editors have aimed to produce a working guide which will be of particular help to veterinary practitioners. 57 contributors, including the editors, have been involved in its production. Part 1 (pp. 1-103) covers calf rearing, beef finishing systems, suckler herds, dairy farming, heifer rearing, tropical cattle management, nutrition and alternative forages. The main part of the book is simply entitled Disease, with the first chapter covering diagnosis and differential diagnosis in the cow. This is followed by 7 chapters on calf diseases, 3 on growing cattle (endo- and ectoparasites, respiratory disease and trace element disorders) and 8 on adult cattle, all of which deal with mastitis. The remaining chapters cover lameness (2), fertility (7), major infectious diseases (bluetongue, enzootic bovine leukosis, foot and mouth disease, rinderpest, vesicular stomatitis, bacterial conditions), metabolic problems (2), miscellaneous conditions (9), and therapy and prophylaxis (11 chapters), including a chapter on alternative medicine. With the emphasis on practical information, this book does not include every detail concerning each disease, organism or clinical condition. The number of references has been kept to a minimum, and several chapters have no bibliography at all. There is a detailed subject index. It does not contain Latin binomials for parasites and plants, simply using common names, although the Latin names are referred to in the text
The editors have aimed to produce a working guide which will be of particular help to veterinary practitioners. 57 contributors, including the editors, have been involved in its production. Part 1 (pp. 1-103) covers calf rearing, beef finishing systems, suckler herds, dairy farming, heifer rearing, tropical cattle management, nutrition and alternative forages. The main part of the book is simply entitled Disease, with the first chapter covering diagnosis and differential diagnosis in the cow. This is followed by 7 chapters on calf diseases, 3 on growing cattle (endo- and ectoparasites, respiratory disease and trace element disorders) and 8 on adult cattle, all of which deal with mastitis. The remaining chapters cover lameness (2), fertility (7), major infectious diseases (bluetongue, enzootic bovine leukosis, foot and mouth disease, rinderpest, vesicular stomatitis, bacterial conditions), metabolic problems (2), miscellaneous conditions (9), and therapy and prophylaxis (11 chapters), including a chapter on alternative medicine. With the emphasis on practical information, this book does not include every detail concerning each disease, organism or clinical condition. The number of references has been kept to a minimum, and several chapters have no bibliography at all. There is a detailed subject index. It does not contain Latin binomials for parasites and plants, simply using common names, although the Latin names are referred to in the text
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