Poultry Diseases

Poultry Diseases

6th Edition - November 21, 2007

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  • Editors: Mark Pattison, Paul McMullin, Janet Bradbury, Dennis Alexander
  • Hardcover ISBN: 9780702028625
  • eBook ISBN: 9780702037269

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Now in its sixth edition, Poultry Diseases is once again fully revised with the addition of vital new material. It remains the standard reference work on health and disease for those involved in the poultry industry, government and veterinary education. Following a familiar structure, readers of the sixth edition gain concise but major reviews on current knowledge of general and disease-specific topics discussed over 45 (5 new) chapters in seven sections. With a large international team of contributors led by an authoritative editor team and a Foreword by Professor Frank Jordan, Poultry Diseases is an invaluable resource for the practicing veterinarian, poultry inspector, agricultural manager or veterinary student.

Key Features

  • Covers common and rarer diseases found in all species of poultry (including chickens, ducks,
    turkeys, game birds and guinea-fowl).
  • Each chapter outside the General Overview section identifies clearly Epidemiology, Clinical
    Signs and Differential Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, Treatment and Control. Systems chapters
    discuss disorders of selected body systems in detail, leading to differential diagnosis of the
    specific disorder
  • Comprehensive Appendices of Useful Data, Glossary of Terms, and Lists of diseases specific to
    Turkeys and Ducks (cross-referenced to the disease organisms in the main text)
  • Worldwide coverage from a recognized international team of editors and contributors

Table of Contents

  • Section 1 General Overview

    1. The poultry industry

    2. How to carry out a field investigation

    3. Laboratory investigation to support health programmes and disease diagnosis

    4. Biosecurity in poultry management

    5. Vaccines and Vaccination

    6. Medicines and medication

    7. Legislation and poultry welfare

    Section 2 Bacterial Diseases

    8. Enterobacteriaceae

    9. Avian infections caused by species of Pasteurellaceae,Ornithobacterium and Riemerella: an introduction

    10. Fowl cholera

    11. Infectious coryza and related diseases

    12. Gallibacterium infections and other avian Pasteurellaceae

    13. Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale

    14. Riemerella infections

    15. Avian bordetellosis (turkey coryza)

    16. Campylobacter

    17. Staphylococci, streptococci and enterococci

    18. Clostridia

    19. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae – erysipelas

    20. Avian mycoplasmas

    21. Avian chlamydophilosis (chlamydiosis/psittacosis/ornithosis)

    22. Some other bacterial diseases

    Section 3 Viral Diseases

    23. Herpesviridae (Marek’s disease virus, Infectious laryngotracheitis, Duck virus enteritis)

    24. Retroviridae

    25. Paramyxoviridae (Paramyxovirinae, Pneumovirinae)

    26. Orthomyxoviridae – Avian Influenza

    27. Poxviridae

    28. Coronaviridae

    29. Picornaviridae

    30. Birnarviridae

    31. Adenoviridae

    32. Reoviridae (Reoviruses, Rotaviruses)

    33. Astroviridae

    34. Circoviridae

    35. Parvoviridae

    36. Caliciviridae and hepeviruses

    37. Arthropod-borne viruses

    Section 4 Fungal Diseases

    38. Fungal diseases

    Section 5 Parasitic Diseases

    39. Parasitic diseases

    Section 6 Diseases of Body Systems

    40. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system

    Section 7 Other Disorders, Poisons and Toxins

    41. Practical epidemiology of poultry disease and multi-factorial conditions

    42. Nutritional disorders

    43. Management as a cause of disease in poultry

    44. Toxicants in poultry

    45. Diseases of gamebirds

    Appendix: Some useful data

    Index

Product details

  • No. of pages: 624
  • Language: English
  • Copyright: © Saunders Ltd. 2007
  • Published: November 21, 2007
  • Imprint: Saunders Ltd.
  • Hardcover ISBN: 9780702028625
  • eBook ISBN: 9780702037269

About the Editors

Mark Pattison

Affiliations and Expertise

Veterinary Consultant Aviagen Limited, UK

Paul McMullin

Affiliations and Expertise

Managing Director Poultry Health Services Ltd, Poultry Health Centre, UK

Janet Bradbury

Affiliations and Expertise

Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Liverpool Veterinary Field Station, UK

Dennis Alexander

Affiliations and Expertise

Virology Department, Central Veterinary Laboratory, Weybridge, Addlestone, Surrey, UK

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