Book Description
Univ. of Missouri-Columbia. Outline provides essential information about swine medicine. Thoroughly updated and features a new section on diseases causes by toxic agents. Covers clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, control of each disease, etiology, and epidemiology. Previous edition: c1995. Softcover.
From the Back Cover
An Outline of Swine Diseases, second edition provides the reader with basic facts about swine medicine in a concise outline format. Thoroughly updated and with a new chapter on diseases caused by toxic agents, this book offers an outstanding overview of the most important information regarding swine medicine as it pertains to diseases that are prevalent in North America.
The book begins with a chapter on the veterinarians role in swine production and a discussion of swine health management techniques. Subsequent chapters organise diseases by system, and supply the reader with the etiology, epidemiology, clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment and prevention and control of the diseases covered. Useful to both student and practitioners, An Outline of Swine Diseases serves also as a helpful review guide for licensing and specialty board exams.
