Diseases of Swine - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 081382267X ISBN 13: 9780813822679

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 2012

Synopsis

First published in 1958, Diseases of Swine, Tenth Edition is a fully revised and updated version of this classic reference. Now published in association with the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, the Tenth Edition adds new knowledge throughout in a reorganized format to provide more intuitive access to information. With chapters written by more than 150 of the foremost experts in the field, Diseases of Swine remains the premier source of comprehensive information on swine production, health, and management for swine health specialists of all disciplines and at any level of expertise, including veterinarians, researchers, and students.

Featuring a new content organization designed for improved navigability, the Tenth Edition adds chapters on the cardiovascular system, diagnostic tests and test performance, food safety and zoonotic diseases, show and pet pigs, and the most current information on both long-recognized and emerging pathogens. Diseases of Swine, Tenth Edition is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in swine health.

About this title

About the Author

Jeffrey J. Zimmerman, DVM, PhD, DACVPM, is Professor of Disease Ecology in the Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.

Locke Karriker, DVM, MS, DACVPM, is Associate Professor of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine and Director of the Swine Medicine Education Center at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.

Alejandro Ramirez, DVM, MPH, PhD, DACVPM, is Assistant Professor of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.

Kent J. Schwartz, DVM, MS, is Veterinary Diagnostician at the Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Ames, Iowa.

Gregory W Stevenson, DVM, PhD, DACVP, is Professor of Veterinary Pathology and Senior Diagnostic Veterinary Pathologist at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.

Featuring a new content organization designed for improvednavigability, the Tenth Edition adds chapters on the cardiovascularsystem, diagnostic tests and test performance, food safety andzoonotic diseases, show and pet pigs, and the most currentinformation on both long-recognized and emerging pathogens.Diseases of Swine, Tenth Edition is an indispensableresource for anyone interested in swine health.

Key features

• Detailed, comprehensive coverage of swine production, health,and management
• Presented in a more navigable format, with improved consistencyand chapter organization, an expanded index, and a complete list oftables
• Authored and edited by internationally recognized experts intheir fields
• Includes new chapters on the cardiovascular system, diagnostictests and test performance, food safety and zoonotic diseases, showand pet pigs, and newly emerged pathogens
• Now published in association with the American Association ofSwine Veterinarians

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 081382267X
• ISBN 13: 9780813822679
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1008
• Editor: Zimmerman Jeffrey J., Karriker Locke A., Ramirez Alejandro, Schwartz Kent J., Stevenson Gregory W.