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Fresh, direct, and phase-contrast microscopy is an easy-to-perform, replicable, and economical diagnostic technique included in the guidelines of the Centers of Disease Control of Atlanta in 2015
This new volume of the collection “Small animal surgery” is a selection of the main surgical procedures explained in the previous volumes. The greatest asset of this book is that it is based on high-quality videos, which accompany each of the surgical techniques. These are classified according to the degree of difficulty. This book is the result of the author’s thorough and careful work and is an essential resource both for veterinary professionals in practice and students of veterinary surgery.
In this book, the authors have tried to show, in a brief and practical manner, the basic principles and techniques that veterinary surgeons, nurses and students should know, master and improve to enhance the surgical care provided to their patients.The book features chapters about the different methods and techniques to control bacterial contamination and surgical infection, both in terms of the fight against microorganisms and the surgeons’ and assistants’ practices in the operating theatre.
Visual guide to the recognition, description and interpretation of lesions of the digestive apparatus of pigs. Integrates macroscopic and microscopic findings associated with lesions that develop during the course of various pathological processes. Brief descriptions of the main anatomopathological features of each image are provided, which is essential for proper understanding of the disease process, diagnosis and underlying causes.
Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) is probably the most common and costly disease affecting beef cattle industry worldwide. This practical work, written by a highly experienced expert, tries to summarise the most essential features of the disease in an attempt to provide veterinary surgeons with a helpful tool to control this disease properly.
Handbook entirely dedicated to parasitology and parasitic diseases in bovine species based on a handy, visual approach of the topic. It includes the most essential contents and many significant tips and graphic resources (life cycles, clinical signs, diagnosis, treament guidelines, etc.) to turn this atlas into a reference in its field.
Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) is a condition that causes significant economic losses in cattle farms. This book on BRD is divided into five chapters, in which important aspects such as epidemiology, predisposing factors, main pathogens involved, diagnosis, prophylaxis and treatment are addressed. A comprenhensive review to have at hand for all the bovine veterinary surgeons.
Handy and rigorous book focused on the main bacterial infections in poultry farming. It combines relevant information when dealing with the diseases and scientific background information. Each chapter comprises the most updated information to better understand the various infections and numerous high-quality images have been included to complement the information provided.
Good mouth care is paramount to prevent health problems in dogs. However, some oral conditions may sometimes be really challenging to diagnose and treat. With almost 500 high-quality images, clear anatomical illustrations, and thorough descriptions, this new volume on veterinary dentistry aims at being a quick visual guide for diagnosing oral problems in dogs.
Highly visual guide on how to diagnose alopecia in dogs and cats, in a structured and methodical manner, based on the distribution pattern and lesions. The large number of images, diagrams, tables and drawings, coupled with clear and practical descriptions, will allow readers to make the most of this work in day-to-day dermatology consultations.
This practical guide provides updated information about the infectious diseases that most commonly affect dogs, diagnostic approaches, treatments, vaccinations programmes and recommendations, etc., all described from a highly practical point of view.
Very visual handbook aimed at veterinary professionals and dealing with everything related to fleas and ticks, focusing particularly on clinical issues in dogs and cats. The first part is entirely dedicated to fleas (including their identification, life cycle, clinical signs derived from flea infestation, flea allergy dermatitis (FAD), and prevention and control measures, among others). The second part describes thoroughly everything that involves ticks infestation (including species identification and their geographic distribution, feeding behaviour, the biting process, diseases transmitted by ticks, prevention and control measures, etc.).
This atlas addresses the immune mechanisms of dogs and cats and describes the most important infectious and parasitic diseases. It has been designed as an aid to veterinary surgeons to help owners understand the processes underlying the development of some of the most important diseases of their pets, the immune mechanisms involved, and the importance of disease prevention through immunisation. The digital version includes 3D animations.
Using a simple and graphical approach this atlas addresses the mechanisms involved in the immune responses of dogs and cats, and describes the most important infectious and parasitic diseases, as well as the corresponding preventive strategies.
This new volume of the Pet owner educational atlas collection on the cardiorespiratory system of dogs and cats pursues the same objective as the previous books: helping veterinary surgeons to communicate with pet owners. In addition, as its contents are focused on one single system, the specificity of the topics addressed will also help veterinary practitioners to consolidate and broaden their knowledge.
Handbook entirely dedicated to avian infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT), based on a handy and visual approach of the topic. This handbook has been developed by prestigious, highly experienced, and renowned authors, being experts in the area of avian diseases. An up-to-date and complete review has been carried out including the most significant contents, such as etiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, etc. A chapter about vaccination has been properly developed in order to provide the main guidelines to avoid vaccination failures and control its prevalence and incidence.
The number of new technology vaccines available has been increased worldwide, as well as their widespread use in the poultry industry, especially at hatchery level. Therefore, an updated review with practical and visual approach has been developed in order to highlight the importance of hatchery vaccination in poultry farming, whatever the vaccination technique used (in ovo, subcutaneous or spray vaccination), to control the main diseases affecting this species (infectious bursal disease, Newcastle disease, infectious laryngotracheitis, etc.). This handbook has been written by an expert with wide experience in this field. Numerous graphic resources have been included to complement the information provided and make the contents more understandable and accessible to readers.
The most updated information on avian influenza with a practical approach. The authors review the aetiology, clinical signs, diagnosis, and control of avian influenza viruses. It also includes numerous graphic resources to make the contents more understandable to readers.
Este manual de etología canina da a conocer de forma muy amena los diferentes trastornos de la conducta en la especie canina: desde la ansiedad por separación a las conductas agresivas, pasando por los miedos y las fobias o los problemas de eliminación o destructividad. El autor describe con detalle en qué consiste cada trastorno, qué causas se le atribuyen y qué tratamiento se puede aplicar: educación del propietario, cambios de conducta o del entorno, administración de fármacos, feromonoterapia... En todos los casos, se incluye información interesante para el veterinario, con consejos y trucos relacionados con el manejo de la patología en cuestión que le ayudarán a entenderlo mejor y a enfrentarse a su resolución con mayor seguridad.
Tras el éxito de la 1a edición de la obra El ciclo estral de la vaca, diagnóstico fotográfico, en el que se ofrece una comparativa detallada de las estructuras uterinas y ováricas de todas las fases del ciclo estral para conseguir un mejor control del estado reproductivo del rebaño, el autor incorpora a la obra un elemento adicional: la ecografía. De este modo, consigue simplificar la interpretación de esta prueba diagnóstica al guiar al lector a través de la visualización real de las estructuras sometidas a ecografía.
Con esta exhaustiva recopilación de casos clínicos, los autores de este libro han querido transmitir su amplia experiencia como especialistas en animales exóticos. Su interés está centrado en medicina y cirugía de reptiles y anfibios, en los análisis laboratoriales y las técnicas de diagnóstico por imagen de los ?nuevos animales de compañía?. El libro está dividido en dos grandes bloques en los que se describen una gran variedad de casos clínicos de mamíferos exóticos, reptiles y anfibios. Esta obra será de interés tanto para el veterinario que ocasionalmente se enfrenta a un animal exótico como para el especialista en estos animales.
Este libro incide sobre todos los aspectos médicos que debe tener en cuenta el clínico al enfrentarse a un paciente felino de edad avanzada. En él se abordan de forma directa los puntos clave de cada sistema y entidad patológica para que la aplicación práctica de la obra sea su principal sello. Desde el sistema respiratorio al endocrino, pasando por las enfermedades infecciosas y el control del dolor, no queda ninguna cuestión por tratar en la clínica del paciente felino geriátrico, siempre desde la perspectiva de sus particularidades fisiológicas y de respuesta a los tratamientos.
Para obtener rentabilidad y beneficios económicos con la explotación de las razas lecheras del ganado caprino se deben conocer aspectos básicos sobre su morfología y producción. Por lo tanto, el éxito de una cabaña de cabras lecheras pasa por saber seleccionar los mejores morfotipos lecheros. El autor de esta obra, Manuel Sánchez Rodríguez, comparte con los lectores su amplia experiencia, tanto en el sector caprino como en la enseñanza, a través de este libro expresado de forma didáctica, clara y concisa e ilustrado con imágenes de gran calidad.
Esta obra, dividida en dos volúmenes, ofrece una revisión comprensiva y de calidad de las patologías medicoquirúrgicas, una evaluación exhaustiva de los últimos avances en medicina veterinaria, así como un repaso exhaustivo de técnicas quirúrgicas avanzadas.
El presente libro recoge, en forma de notas breves, las opiniones y los comentarios del autor, que han sido cabecera de los 100 primeros boletines digitales publicados bajo la marca registrada, a nivel nacional e internacional, de ÁGORA TOP GAN.
Este atlas, que cuenta con más de 1.000 imágenes de excelente calidad, describe las principales patologías oculares de perros y gatos agrupadas por estructuras anatómicas, con la descripción de su etiología, patogenia, diagnóstico y los posibles tratamientos.
