Parasites, Pests and Predators

Part I. Invertebrates. Introduction (S.M. Gaafar). Effects of parasites on animal and meat production (H.C. Gibbs). Means of dissemination of parasites (J.H. Greve). Control of parasites by chemotherapy (D.P. Conway). Genetic control of parasites (R.F. Riek). Biological control of parasites (R.E. Williams). Parasiticides and the environment (R.L. Rudd). Public health significance of animal parasites (D.E. Jacobs). Intestinal protozoa (J.P. Dubey). Blood protozoa (R.E. Purnell). Flukes of domestic animals (J.C. Boray). Tapeworms (J.F. Williams, T.W. Schillhorn van Veen). Trichostronglyosis in ruminants (G.W. Benz). Ascaridoses of domesticated animals (R.M. Connan). Equine strongylosis (J.H. Drudge). Lungworms of ruminants (G.M. Urquhart). Files and myoasis (W.N. Beesley). Mange mites and other parasitic mites (W.P. Meleney). Ticks (H. Hoostraal). Importance of immunology in relation to parasitism, and animal production (P. Nansen). Part II. Vertebrates. Vertebrate Predators, Competitors and Disease Carriers of Livestock - Introduction and Overview (W.E. Howard). Predators of Southern Africa (D. Hey). Asian predators of livestock (I. Prakash). Australian predators of livestock (B.J. Coman). Large mammal and bird predators of livestock in North America (W.D. Fritzwater). Wild ungulates as competitors of livestock (W.G. Swank). European rabbit and hare as pests of livestock (M.E.R. Godfrey). Competition of rodents and other small mammals with livestock in the United States (R.E. Marsh). Livestock diseases caused by wild mammals (M.E. Fowler). Effects of vampire bats and paralytic rabies on livestock production (A.M. Greenhall). List of contributors. Subject Index.