Antimicrobial Therapy in Veterinary Medicine

John F Prescott, J Desmond Baggot, Robert D Walker (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

824 Seiten

2000 | 3rd ed.
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) (Verlag)
978-0-8138-0779-9 (ISBN)

Infos

This text covers antimicrobial drug use in poultry and livestock, as well as in animals ranging from reptiles and birds to dogs and cats. Drug actions and interactions, susceptibility testing, drug bioavailability and disposition, and principles of drug selection and use are also discussed.

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Updated and expanded, the third edition of 'Antimicrobial Veterinary Medicine' includes contributions by some of the foremost experts of the subject. Practitioners and students alike should find this a useful reference on the pharmacology and clinical applications of virtually all types if antimicrobials used in veterinary medicine. New to this edition are chapters on aquaculture and on regulation of antibiotic use in animals. In addition, the book extensively re-examines the use of feed antibiotics as growth promoters and disease prophylactics in animals and its relationship to the growing crisis of antibiotic resistance. The presentation covers antimicrobial drug use in poultry and livestock, as well as in companion animals ranging from reptiles and birds to dogs and cats. Drug actions and interactions, susceptibility testing, drug bioavailability and disposition, and principles of drug selection and use are also discussed. A useful feature of the book is its numerous tables that provide detailed information on dosages, routes of administration and special considerations in the use of antibiotics in animals.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.8.2000
• Zusatzinfo: Illustrations, unspecified
• Verlagsort: Chicester
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 165 x 238 mm
• Gewicht: 1189 g
• Themenwelt: Veterinärmedizin
• ISBN-10: 0-8138-0779-4 / 0813807794
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8138-0779-9 / 9780813807799
• Zustand: Neuware