Breed Predispositions to Disease in Dogs and Cats (eBook)

Alex Gough, Alison Thomas, Dan O'Neill (Autoren)

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2018 | 3. Auflage
416 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-119-22555-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Breed Predispositions to Disease in Dogs and Cats, Third Edition provides a comprehensive exploration of current knowledge of breed predispositions based on rigorous examination of primary research.

* Incorporates the latest research, new testing methods, and newly-discovered predispositions and diseases

* Provides expanded information on genetics, epidemiology, and longevity

* Includes key characteristics of diseases, including pathogenesis, genetics, risks, and common presentations

* Indexes dogs and cats by breed, with listings of common inherited and predisposed disorders organized by body system

* Includes absolute and relative frequency/occurrence data for conditions, along with references to further information

Autor

The authors Alex Gough, MA, VetMB, CertSAM, CertVC, PG Cert (Neuroimaging), MRCVS, is Head of Referrals at Bath Veterinary Referrals, Bath, UK. He is Vice Chair of the Clinical Board of a large veterinary group and author of numerous veterinary books, chapters and articles. Alison Thomas, BVSc, CertSAM, MRCVS, is Senior Vet at the Blue Cross Animal Hospital in Victoria, London, UK. She holds the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Certificate and has been awarded Advanced Practitioner status in Small Animal Medicine. Dan O'Neill, MVB BSc(hons) GPCert(SAP) GPCert(FelP) GPCert(Derm) GPCert(B&PS) MSc(VetEpi) PhD MRCVS, is Senior Lecturer in Companion Animal Epidemiology at the Royal Veterinary College in London, UK. He is a leader on the VetCompass Programme and prolific writer.

Inhalt

Authors biographies

Foreword

Introduction

Abbreviations

Basic and clinical genetics

Epidemiology

Longevity

Methods

Part I: Dog breeds (needs to be expanded as per previous edition)

Part II: Cat breeds

Part III: Disease descriptions

References

Rezensionen

?This third edition focuses on presenting evidence about breed predispositions to increased levels of disease in purebred dogs and cats; and it seems to succeed in including all the best and most recent findings in the existing body of scientific literature. The book is therefore a must for all small animal vets, leading breeders, breed organizations and others tasked with advising on how to improve the welfare of dogs and cats through better breeding.? - Peter Sand?e

?The authors have relied on 'evidence-based veterinary medicine,' i.e. a solidly scientific basis for their claims. They have enumerated the problems that arise in hundreds of breeds of dog and cat, and any person contemplating the acquisition of a purebred animal is well- advised to study this book carefully. Doing so can help assure that the animals we profess to love do not live lives of pain, suffering, disease and misery.? - Bernard E. Rollin

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.1.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Veterinärmedizin ► Kleintier
• Schlagworte: Hund • Katze • Spezialthemen Veterinärmedizin • Veterinärmedizin • Veterinärmedizin / Hunde u. Katzen • Veterinary Medicine • Veterinary Medicine - Dogs & Cats • Veterinary Medicine Special Topics
• ISBN-10: 1-119-22555-8 / 1119225558
• ISBN-13: 978-1-119-22555-3 / 9781119225553