Veterinary Science: A Very Short Introduction
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-879096-9 (ISBN)
- Describes the development of veterinary science, from early practices to recent challenges such as the outbreak of BSE, and antibiotic resistance
- Analyses the key roles played by diagnosis, treatment, and prevention with regard to farm animals and pets
- Discusses the challenges for the future of veterinary medicine, including ethical dilemmas in balancing the interests of owners and animals when they do not coincide
- Part of the Very Short Introductions series - over eight million copies sold worldwide
Every year billions of animals, from housecats to racehorses to pythons, are treated by veterinarians. The use of veterinary science to treat the health of animals has a long history; for the past five centuries it has developed as our understanding of animals' fundamental biology, pathology, and pharmacology has grown. Rapid global changes expected in the twenty-first century will require the profession to respond proactively, embracing new challenges and opportunities.
James Yeates, Chief Veterinary Officer of the RSPCA, introduces the field of veterinary science, covering the history of its scientific and clinical aspects from early practices to recent challenges such as the outbreak of BSE and antibiotic resistance, and considering the differences between human medicine and veterinary medicine. Analysing the key roles played by diagnosis, treatment, and prevention with regard to the health of farm animals and pets, he relates this to wider aspects concerning public health, such as zoonoses (diseases that jump from animals to humans). Yeates also covers recent 'One Health' approaches involving the health of both humans and animals, seen as synergistic, and discusses the challenges for the future of veterinary medicine, including the ethical dilemmas in balancing the interests of owners and animals when they do not coincide.
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Dr James Yeates is Chief Veterinary Officer of the RSPCA. He is a practising member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and Official Veterinarian. He has served on the Council of the British Veterinary Association, the Council of the Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons; Scientific Committee of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association; and UK Equine Disease Coalition. He is the author of Animal Welfare in Veterinary Practice (Wiley Blackwell, 2013).
Introduction
1: All creatures great and small
2: Our families and other animals
3: Making illnesses better
4: Making lives better
5: Diseases across species
6: Global veterinary medicine
7: The future of veterinary medicine
References
Further Reading
Index
"Dr. Yeates's accessible, engrossing, and compassionate overview of the history, current state, and future of veterinary science ultimately underscores the vital need to apply the concept of one health to sustain and improve the well-being of all creatures worldwide." - Dr. S.M. Johnson Chiang, World Veterinary Association President
| Erscheinungsdatum | 05.02.2018 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Very Short Introductions |
| Zusatzinfo | 20 black and white images |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 113 x 175 mm |
| Gewicht | 140 g |
| Einbandart | kartoniert |
| Themenwelt | Veterinärmedizin ► Vorklinik |
| Veterinärmedizin ► Klinische Fächer ► Chirurgie | |
| Veterinärmedizin ► Klinische Fächer ► Pharmakologie / Toxikologie | |
| Veterinärmedizin ► Kleintier | |
| Veterinärmedizin ► Großtier | |
| Schlagworte | Veterinärforschung • Veterinärmedizin • Veterinärmedizinische Studie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-879096-1 / 0198790961 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-879096-9 / 9780198790969 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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