Kirkbrides Diagnosis of Abortion and Neonatal Loss in Animals

Author: Bradley L. Njaa  

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc‎

Publication year: 2011

E-ISBN: 9781119949022

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9780470958520

Subject: S854.4 veterinary diagnostics

Language: ENG

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Kirkbride's Diagnosis of Abortion and Neonatal Loss in Animals, Fourth Edition is a concise resource for determining the causes of abortion and neonatal loss in cattle, small ruminants, pigs, horses, dogs, cats, and exotic mammals. Presenting current procedures for diagnosing abortion, this classic reference has been fully updated and expanded, offering new coverage of dogs, cats, and nondomestic mammals. Published in association with the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Kirkbride's Diagnosis of Abortion and Neonatal Loss in Animals, Fourth Edition provides a valuable aid for understanding abortion and neonatal loss, with thorough coverage of possible causes.

The book begins with a general chapter on the approach to an abortion, followed by species-specific chapters. Each chapter begins by outlining the pathogenesis of abortion and neonatal loss, then moves on to special diagnostic techniques, fetal and placental anatomy and physiology, and detailed descriptions of the various causes of abortion or neonatal loss.  A companion website offers the images for download at www.wiley.com/go/njaa.  Kirkbride's Diagnosis of Abortion and Neonatal Loss in Animals, Fourth Edition is a useful guide for veterinary practitioners, diagnosticians, pathologists, theriogenologists, students, and technicians.

Chapter

Contents

pp.:  1 – 9

Contributors

pp.:  9 – 11

Preface

pp.:  11 – 13

Editor’s Acknowledgements

pp.:  13 – 15

2 Disorders of Cattle

pp.:  17 – 29

3 Disorders of Sheep and Goats

pp.:  29 – 65

4 Disorders of Pigs

pp.:  65 – 105

5 Disorders of Horses

pp.:  105 – 163

6 Disorders of Dogs and Cats

pp.:  163 – 189

7 Disorders of Nondomestic Mammals

pp.:  189 – 217

Appendix A Gestational Age Estimation Based on Fetal Measures and Phenotypic Characteristics

pp.:  217 – 237

Appendix B Summary Tables of Diagnostic Tests for Infectious Causes of Abortion and Neonatal Loss

pp.:  237 – 241

Index

pp.:  241 – 249

LastPages

pp.:  249 – 257

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