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Informationen zum Autor Bradley L. Njaa , BSc, DVM, MVSc, DACVP is Associate Professor of Pathology, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis ContributorsPrefaceEditor's Acknowledgements1 General Approach to Fetal and Neonatal LossR. Flint Taylor and Bradley L. Njaa2 Disorders of CattleMark L. Anderson3 Disorders of Sheep and GoatsRobert B. Moeller Jr.4 Disorders of PigsMichael J. Yaeger5 Disorders of HorsesNeil M. Williams6 Disorders of Dogs and CatsClaus D. Buergelt7 Disorders of Nondomestic MammalsBruce A. RideoutAppendix A Gestational Age Estimation Based onFetal Measures and Phenotypic CharacteristicsAppendix B Summary Tables of Diagnostic Tests for InfectiousCauses of Abortion and Neonatal LossIndex...
List of contents
Contributors
Preface
Editor's Acknowledgements
1 General Approach to Fetal and Neonatal Loss
R. Flint Taylor and Bradley L. Njaa
2 Disorders of Cattle
Mark L. Anderson
3 Disorders of Sheep and Goats
Robert B. Moeller Jr.
4 Disorders of Pigs
Michael J. Yaeger
5 Disorders of Horses
Neil M. Williams
6 Disorders of Dogs and Cats
Claus D. Buergelt
7 Disorders of Nondomestic Mammals
Bruce A. Rideout
Appendix A Gestational Age Estimation Based on
Fetal Measures and Phenotypic Characteristics
Appendix B Summary Tables of Diagnostic Tests for Infectious
Causes of Abortion and Neonatal Loss
Index
Report
"The fourth updated edition of Kirkbridge s Diagnosis of Abortion and Neonatal Loss in Animals is a winning reference for determining the causes of abortion and neonatal loss in cattle, small and exotic mammals, and is a must for any practicing vet and many a collection catering to veterinary students ... Highly recommended as a staple for any practicing vet s collection!)." ( California Bookwatch , 1 July 2012)
"This fourth edition clearly enhances the previous excellent efforts of the late Dr. Kirkbride. The authors have collaborated to produce an excellent, easy-to-read reference on reproductive disorders." ( Doody's , 7 September 2012)
