February 2002, Wiley-Blackwell



Description

Veterinary Parasitology Reference Manual, Fifth Edition is a practical, thorough, bench top reference for basic
diagnostic veterinary parasitology. The manual provides pertinent information on parasite life cyles,
importance, location in the host, zoonotic potential, current literature, diagnosis, and treatment. It also
includes step-by-step instructions for the most common diagnostic procedures used in routine veterinary
practice.

Sections are organized by animal host species, including dogs; cats; cattle, sheep and goats; llamas;
horses; pigs; birds; ratites (ostriches, emus, and cassowaries); and laboratory animals, as well as wildlife,
 reptiles, marine mammals, and humans. There is a section in which common artifacts found in fecal samples
are presented, and the last section includes conversion tables and a list of abbreviations.

Features of the Fifth edition include:
* updated and enhanced references
* information on new drugs
* improved section on parasites of marine mammals
* sections on parasites of laboratory animals and humans
* over 500 photographs and figures

Readers will find this to be an easily accessible and accurate resource for information about parasites in
a variety of animals - wild, domestic, common and exotic.



Table of Contents

Preface.

Introduction.

Section 1. Diagnostic Parasitology.

Section 2. General Parasitology.

Section 3. Parasites of Dogs.

Section 4. Parasites of Cats.

Section 5. Parasites of Cattle, Sheep, and Goats.

Section 6. Parasites of Llamas.

Section 7. Parasites of Horses.

Section 8. Parasites of Pigs.

Section 9. Parasites of Birds.

Section 10. Parasites of Ratites (Ostriches, Emus, and Cassowaries).

Section 11. Parasites of Laboratory Animals.

Section 12. Parasites of Wildlife.

Section 13. Parasites of Wildlife.

Section 13. Parasites of Marine Mammals.

Section 14. Parasites of Reptiles.

Section 15. Parasites of Humans.

Section 16. Common Artifacts in Feces.

Section 17. Tables.

Index


Author Information

William J. Foreyt is a Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Pathology, College of Veterinary
 Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman. Dr. Foreyt specializes in veterinary and wildlife parasitology,
epizootiology, and parasitic and disease interactions among domestic livestock, wildlife and humans