Keeping Livestock Healthy

This classic handbook has been read by over 100,000 livestock owners and veterinary students since its first publication in 1978. In this newly updated edition, veterinarian Bruce Haynes has added the latest information on the technologies and diseases that livestock owners need to know. He tells readers about recent developments in vaccines, artificial insemination, ultrasonography, disease testing, and drug treatments. He also provides new information on diseases such as Lyme disease, Potomac fever, blue tongue, and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).

Author's Note to the Third Edition Preface I. Preventing Disease 1. The Nature of Disease 2. Nutrition and Health 3. Housing and Health 4. Animal Reproduction 5. Restraint 6. Physical Examination II. Animal Diseases 7. Diseases Caused by Bacteria 8. Diseases Caused by Viruses 9. Diseases Caused by Yeasts, Molds, and Fungi 10. Diseases Caused by Protozoa 11. Parasitism 12. Metabolic Diseases 13. Deficiency Diseases 14. Miscellaneous Diseases 15. Foreign Animal Diseases III. Appendix Recommended References Glossary IndeX