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Essentials of veterinary parasitology / edited by Hany M. Elsheikha and Naveed Ahmed Khan

Contributor(s): Elsheikha, Hany | Khan, Naveed Ahmed.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Norfolk, UK : Caister Academic Press, [2011]Copyright date: ©2011Description: vi, 221 pages : color illustrations, 29 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781904455790 (paperback); 1904455794 (paperback).Subject(s): Veterinary parasitology | Domestic animals -- Parasites | Livestock -- ParasitesDDC classification: 636.089696 ESS
Contents:
Section I Nature and characteristics of parasitism -- Introductory parasitology -- Principles of parasite infection -- Immune defences of the host -- Section II Diseases associated with helminths -- Major nematode infections -- Major cestode infections -- Major fluke infections -- Section III Diseases associated with protozoa -- Diseases caused by protozoa -- Section IV Diseases associated with arthropods -- Diseases caused by insects -- Diseases caused by acarines -- Tick-borne diseases -- Section V Diagnostic parasitology -- Laboratory diagnosis of parasitic infections -- Pathology associated with parasitic infections -- Section IV Principles of parasite control -- Controlling parasites -- Antiparasitic drugs: mechanisms of action and resistance -- Biology and management of anthelmintic resistance.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Notes Barcode
General lending MTU Kerry North Campus Library Display 636.089696 ESS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available MTU Kerry module VETN71000 Recommended reading 38888000927073
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This title provides an up-to-date resource for students and practicing veterinarians on how to recognize, diagnose and treat parasitic diseases in livestock and companion animals.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Section I Nature and characteristics of parasitism -- Introductory parasitology -- Principles of parasite infection -- Immune defences of the host -- Section II Diseases associated with helminths -- Major nematode infections -- Major cestode infections -- Major fluke infections -- Section III Diseases associated with protozoa -- Diseases caused by protozoa -- Section IV Diseases associated with arthropods -- Diseases caused by insects -- Diseases caused by acarines -- Tick-borne diseases -- Section V Diagnostic parasitology -- Laboratory diagnosis of parasitic infections -- Pathology associated with parasitic infections -- Section IV Principles of parasite control -- Controlling parasites -- Antiparasitic drugs: mechanisms of action and resistance -- Biology and management of anthelmintic resistance.

MTU Kerry module VETN71000 - Recommended reading