Parasitism and Parasitic Control in Animals

Strategies for the Developing World
This textbook provides comprehensive coverage of parasites and factors affecting their transmission, diagnosis and control. Covering a wide range of species, it includes methods for effective control such as chemotherapy, nutrition, pasture management, selective breeding, vaccination and more, as well as considering anthelmintic resistance.
Parasitism and Parasitic Control in Animals brings together all the details needed to manage parasites in domestic animals. It provides comprehensive coverage of parasites and factors affecting their transmission, principles of parasite control, diagnosis, and assessment of parasitological information. Beginning with an overview of the fundamentals of parasitism including a review of the parasites of zoonotic importance, the book also: - Covers a range of methods for effective parasite control, including chemotherapy, nutrition, pasture management, selective breeding, vaccination and more; - Considers drug resistance and parasitic infections; - Includes cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, horses, donkeys, dogs, cats, poultry, pigs and fish, as well as wild animals in the context of intermediate hosts, vectors or as reservoirs of infection. Including numerous new case histories and maps showing the spread of anthelmintic resistance, this book forms an essential guide for veterinary practitioners, students and technicians. It is also an invaluable resource for parasitologists, researchers, animal health professionals and anyone working with these parasites in developing countries.

Contributor: Hafiz Muhammad Rizwan (Edited by), Muhammad Sohail Sajid (Edited by)

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