Parasites of Domestic Animals

Description

A parasite is an organism that lives on or in a host organism and gets its food from or at the expense of its host. Many species of flies of the two winged type, Order Diptera, such as mosquitoes, horse-flies, blow-flies and warble-flies, cause direct parasitic disease to domestic animals, and transmit organisms that cause diseases. These infestations and infections cause distress to companion animals, and in livestock industry the financial costs of these diseases are high. These problems occur wherever domestic animals are reared. This heavily illustrated text teaches parasites of domestic animals from a biological perspective. It combines classical descriptive biology of parasites with modern cell and molecular biology approaches, and also addresses parasite evolution and ecology. This textbook focuses on the most important parasites affecting dogs, cats, ruminants, horses, pigs and other domestic animals. For each parasite, the book offers a concise summary including its distribution, epidemiology, lifecycle, morphology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, prophylaxis and therapeutic measures. Numerous informative tables and schemes present the most important aspects of the parasites, their induced diseases and the latest information on suitable prevention and control measures. The book is well suited as both textbook and a reference guide for veterinarians, students of the veterinary and life sciences, veterinarian nurses, laboratory staff, and pet and livestock owners.