Description:

Handy and rigorous book focused on the diagnosis of the main diseases affecting poultry through a practical and visual approach of the topic, and written by prestigious experts with a wide experience in this field. Each disease has been thoroughly reviewed including the most updated information (clinical signs, gross and microscopic pathology, as well as methods of isolation or detection of the etiologic agent(s) and serologic methods for antibody detection) to better understand the content. Numerous graphic resources (images, graphs, tables, flowcharts) have been included to complement the information provided and make the contents understandable and accessible to readers.

Contents:

1. Principles of diagnosis in poultry

2. Viral diseases

Newcastle disease and other paramyxovirus infections

Infectious bronchitis

Infectious laryngotracheitis

Avian influenza

Infectious bursal disease

Marek’s disease

Avian leukosis

Chicken infectious anemia

Reovirus infections

Metapneumovirus infections

Fowlpox

Adenoviral diseases

Enteric viral infections

Avian encephalomyelitis

3. Bacterial diseases

Salmonellosis

Fowl cholera

Mycoplasma infections

Infectious coryza

Bordetellosis

Ornithobacterial infections

Clostridial diseases

Campylobacteriosis

4. Fungal diseases

Aspergillosis

5. Protozoal diseases

Coccidiosis

Histomoniasis