Principles of Veterinary Science

Keith H. Hoopes, Richard N. Thwaites (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

287 Seiten

1997
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins (Verlag)
978-0-683-30130-4 (ISBN)

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Designed as a textbook to introduce the broad principles of pathogenesis, pharmacology and hygiene as they apply to domestic animals, this text provides fundamental information about the mechanisms of disease. It explains the principles of immunity, wound repair, inflammation, and other body defence mechanisms. Principles which affect disease prevention and control and influence success or failure of drug therapy are included. Discussion also features physical therapy procedures such as massage, exercise, immobilization and adjustments in feeding and handling.

Basic principles: introduction - economics of animal hygiene; veterinary pathology; protective mechanisms; immunity and biologies; mechanisms of disease. Prevention: general disease prevention. Disease and treatments: classification and causes of disease; veterinary diagnostics; metabolism and disease; nutrition and disease; stress and disease; toxemias and disease; toxicology; shock; wounds and wound therapy; diseases of the newborn. Pharmacology: basic principles of pharmacology; drugs affecting specific diseases; antimicrobials and antiparasitics. Reproductive management and other therapies: management of reproduction; care of feet and body surfaces; physical and supportive therapies.

Zusatzinfo	87 illustrations, glossary
Verlagsort	Philadelphia
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	415 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
	Veterinärmedizin ► Vorklinik
	Veterinärmedizin ► Großtier
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	0-683-30130-6 / 0683301306
ISBN-13	978-0-683-30130-4 / 9780683301304
Zustand	Neuware