Management of Bulls, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, E-Book


Book Description

In this issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, guest editors Drs. Lee Jones and Joseph C. Dalton bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Management of Bulls. Top experts in the field offer current discussions of assessing the reproductive potential of bulls, diagnosing disease or causes of infertility, and determining appropriate course of treatment or prognosis for recovery of injured bulls. This issue also provides up-to-date information regarding the contribution of sires to success or failure of reproductive programs in beef and dairy herds, and foundational material for success with AI (semen storage, handling, and site of deposition). - Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including semen quality and field fertility (beef and dairy); physical evaluation of the breeding bull; nutrition and development; medical and surgical management of conditions of the penis and prepuce; management of lameness in breeding bulls; genomics and bull fertility; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on management of bulls, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.




Liver Abnormalities in Cattle, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, E-Book


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In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Food Animal Practice, guest editor John T. Richeson brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Liver Abnormalities in Cattle. - Provides in-depth reviews on the latest updates in Liver Abnormalities in Cattle, providing actionable insights for veterinary practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field; Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.




Digestive Disorders in Ruminants, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, E-Book


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This issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice focuses on Digestive Disorders of the Abomasum and Intestines, with topics including: Diagnostic Approach to the Acute Abdomen; Herd level management of Displaced Abomasum in Dairy Cattle; Abomasal Ulcers in Ruminants; Control and Treatment of Infectious Enteritis; Herd Based Assessment and Control of Salmonella; Enteric Immunity: An Evidence Based Review; Surgical Management of Abomasal and Small Intestinal Disease; Clostridial Abomasitis and Enteritis in Ruminants; Gastro-Intestinal Nematodes, Diagnosis and Contro; and Coccidiosis in Ruminants.




Imaging of Systems Perspective in Beef Practice, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, E-Book


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In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic.Provides in-depth reviews on the latest updates in the field, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.




Ruminant Ophthalmology, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, E-Book


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This issue of the Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice focuses on infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK). IBK is the most important ocular disease of cattle because of its impact on animal health, animal well-being, the antibiotic usage treatment required, and its effect on production. Top experts address Defining and Diagnosing Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis, Applying Concepts of Causal Inference, The Role of Environmental Factors in the Epidemiology, and more. - Contains 11 practice-oriented topics including The Evidence Base for Prevention of Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis Through Vaccination; Applying Concepts of Causal Inference to Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis; The Role of Moraxella Species in the Epidemiology of Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews of IBK, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.




Transboundary Diseases of Cattle and Bison, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice


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In this issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, guest editors Drs. Elizabeth Parker, Charles Fossler, and Carla Huston bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Transboundary Diseases of Cattle and Bison. Top experts discuss the highly contagious diseases that affect cattle and bison and present strategies to mitigate the health risks. - Contains 11 relevant, practice-oriented topics including lumpy skin disease; Rift Valley fever; re-emerging/notifiable diseases to watch; outbreak investigations, compartmentalization/regionalization vaccination; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on transboundary diseases of cattle and bison, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.




Raising Commercial Dairy Calves, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, E-Book


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In this issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, guest editors Drs. R. M. Thornsberry, Alois (Al) F. Kertz, and Jim K. Drackley bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Raising Commercial Dairy Calves. Focusing on the care of commercial dairy calves and the commercial dairy calf industry, top experts in the field cover key topics such as predicting post-weaning dairy calf performance; the practicing veterinarian's role in the veal calf industry; viral and bacterial causes of intestinal disease in young dairy calves: acceptable control measures; cryptosporidiosis; and more. - Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including changing demographics of the commercial dairy calf industry; acceptable young calf vaccination strategies; dairy calf nutrition through weaning: recent research findings; nutritional programs for commercial replacement dairy heifer operations; predicting pre-weaning dairy calf performance: the calf toolkit; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on raising commercial dairy calves, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.




Ruminant Genomics, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, E-Book


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In this issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, guest editors Drs. Nial J. O'Boyle, John Dustin Loy, and Jessica L. Klabnik bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Genomics. Top experts provide a primer on fundamentals, applications, and implementation of genetics and genomics into ruminant practice, including articles on key genetics/genomics strategies and economic impact; sampling and laboratory logistics; beef and dairy genetic evaluations; and the role of veterinary practitioners in the genomic era in beef and dairy. - Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including genetics and genomics 101; recessive conditions in beef and dairy cattle; European dairy cattle evaluations and international use of genomic data; discovering and developing the next generation of dairy and beef genetics; new frontiers for the future of genomics; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on genomics, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.




Ruminant Metabolic Diseases, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, E-Book


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In this issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. Robert J. Van Saun brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Ruminant Metabolic Diseases. Top experts provide a comprehensive overview of metabolic diseases and treatments in small and large ruminants caused by deficiencies of certain essential nutrients, resulting in disturbances of an animal's normal metabolic state. - Contains 12 practice-oriented topics including inflammation, immunity and transition metabolism; ketosis diagnostics and therapy; beef cattle metabolic diseases; hepatic lipidosis in ruminants; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on ruminant metabolic diseases, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.




Toxicology, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, E-Book


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This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Food Animal Practice, guest edited by Dr. Steve Ensley and Dr. Tim Evans, focuses on Toxicology. Topics include: Hepatotoxic Plants that Poison Livestock; Plant-induced photosensitivity and dermatitis in livestock; Plant-induced reproductive disease, abortion and teratology in livestock; Myotoxic and cardiovascular toxic plants; Toxic plants that damage the gastrointestinal and urinary systems and miscellaneous toxic plants; Diagnostic guidelines for ruminant toxicosis; The use of blood/liver analysis to evaluate trace mineral status in ruminant livestock; Water quality for cattle; Biofuels coproducts tolerance and toxicology for ruminants; Ruminant mycotoxicosis; Commercial and industrial chemical hazards for ruminants; Safety of antibiotic drugs in food animals: comparison of findings from preapproval studies and postapproval experience in the United States with safety information in published literature; Treatment of animal toxicosis: a regulatory perspective, Selenium toxicosis; Sulfur toxicosis; Lichen toxicosis caused by Xanthoparmelia; Fescue/ergot toxicosis in ruminants; and Cu toxicosis in small ruminants and camelids.