Dieses Fachbuch ist das Referenzwerk, wenn es um Geflügelkrankheiten geht. Die 14. Auflagen wurde vollständig überarbeitet und aktualisiert und bietet nun einem umfassenden Überblick über den aktuellen Stand der Wissenschaft.
- Aktualisierte Auflage dieses maßgeblichen Referenzwerks zu Geflügelkrankheiten.
- Bietet noch mehr klinisch relevante Informationen zum Management spezifischer Krankheiten. Die Beiträge stammen von erfahrenen Veterinärmedizinern.
- Behandelt Themen wie Eindämmung von Krankheiten bei der biologischen und antibiotikafreien Geflügelzucht.
- Die Kapitel sind noch prägnanter und damit ideal zum schnellen Nachschlagen.
- Erläutert die Fortschritte in dem Fachgebiet, von neuen Diagnosewerkzeugen über Veränderungen als Folge der zunehmenden Globalisierung bis hin zum erneuten Auftreten von Zoonoseerregern.

The most complete and definitive reference to all aspects of poultry diseases, now fully revised and updated to offer a comprehensive survey of current knowledge Now in its fourteenth edition, Diseases of Poultry builds on the foundation of the previous editions to offer a thoroughly revised and updated edition to this definitive reference of poultry diseases. Written by international experts on the topic, the text provides authoritative coverage of all aspects of poultry diseases. The new edition has been expanded to incorporate the most recent advances in the field, exploring new diagnostic tools, recently discovered information, and recent outbreaks in poultry, providing a complete picture of current understanding. Thoroughly updated, the book presents many new figures, including many new color figures of gross lesions. A new chapter discusses disease prevention and control in antibiotic-free production. The text also offers data on emerging diseases and diseases of complex or unknown etiology. This indispensable resource: * Updates the definitive reference of poultry health and disease * Provides more clinically relevant information on management of specific diseases, contributed by clinical poultry veterinarians * Offers information on disease control in organic and antibiotic-free production * Presents more concise, streamlined chapters for ease of use * Incorporates advances in the field, from new diagnostic tools and information to changes brought about by the increasing globalization and the re-emergence of zoonotic pathogens Written for poultry veterinarians, veterinary diagnosticians, poultry scientists, and veterinary students, Diseases of Poultry, 14th Edition, is the most complete and trusted source for current knowledge on the diagnosis and management of diseases in poultry.

Preface: Historical Review of Diseases of Poultry x
 
Introduction xvi
 
Contributors xviii
 
Volume One
 
Section I General Concepts of Poultry Diseases 1
 
1 Principles of Disease Prevention, Diagnosis, and Control 3
 
Introduction 3
Stephen R. Collett
 
Principles of Disease Prevention, Diagnosis, and Control 4
Stephen R. Collett and John A. Smith
 
Disease Prevention and Control in Antibiotic-Free Production 40
John A. Smith, Martine Boulianne, Robert L. Owen, and Eric Gingerich
 
Antimicrobial Therapy (Including Resistance) 52
Randall S. Singer, Timothy J. Johnson, and Charles L. Hofacre Public
 
Health Significance of Poultry Diseases 58
Roy D. Berghaus and Bruce Stewart-Brown
 
2 Host Factors for Disease Resistance 79
 
Introduction 79
Silke Rautenschlein
 
The Avian Immune System 80
Silke Rautenschlein
 
Genetics of Disease Resistance 90
Hans H. Cheng and Susan J. Lamont
 
Section II Viral Diseases 109
 
3 Newcastle Disease, Other Avian Paramyxoviruses, and Avian Metapneumovirus Infections 111
 
Introduction 111
David L. Suarez
 
Newcastle Disease 112
Patti J. Miller and Guus Koch
 
Avian Paramyxoviruses 2-15 and 17 129
Egbert Mundt
 
Avian Metapneumovirus 135
Silke Rautenschlein
 
4 Infectious Bronchitis 167
Mark W. Jackwood and Sjaak de Wit
 
5 Infectious Laryngotracheitis 189
Maricarmen Garcia and Stephen Spatz
 
6 Influenza 210
David E. Swayne, David L. Suarez, and Leslie D. Sims
 
7 Infectious Bursal Disease 257
Nicolas Eterradossi and Yehia M. Saif
 
8 Chicken Infectious Anemia and Circovirus Infections in Commercial Flocks 284
Karel A. Schat and Vicky L. van Santen
 
Circovirus Infections in Commercial Flocks 304
 
9 Adenovirus Infections 321
 
Introduction 321
Scott D. Fitzgerald
 
Aviadenovirus Infections 322
Michael Hess
 
Atadenovirus (Egg Drop Syndrome of Chickens and Related Infections) 332
Joan A. Smyth
 
Hemorrhagic Enteritis and Related Infections 339
Silke Rautenschlein, Hassan M. Mahsoub, Scott D. Fitzgerald, and F. William Pierson
 
Quail Bronchitis 347
Willie M. Reed and Sherman W. Jack
 
10 Pox 364
Deoki N. Tripathy and Willie M. Reed
 
11 Avian Reovirus Infections 382
Jacob Pitcovski and Sagar M. Goyal
 
12 Viral Enteric Infections 401
 
Introduction 401
Yehia M. Saif
 
Turkey Coronavirus Enteritis 402
James S. Guy
 
Rotavirus Infections 408
J. Michael Day
 
Astrovirus Infections 416
Giovanni Cattoli
 
Avian Enterovirus-Like Virus Infections 421
Christopher S. Hayhow
 
Enteric Parvovirus Infections of Chickens and Turkeys 426
J. Michael Day
 
13 Viral Infections of Waterfowl 446
 
Introduction 446
Simone T. Stoute
 
Duck Hepatitis 450
Hsiang-Jung Tsai
 
Duck Virus Enteritis (Duck Plague) 460
Samia A. Metwally and Anchun Cheng
 
Hemorrhagic Nephritis Enteritis of Geese 470
Jean-Luc Guerin
 
Parvovirus Infections of Waterfowl 474
Vilmos J. Palya
 
14 Other Viral Infections 498
 
Introduction 498
Yehia M. Saif
 
Columbid alphaherpesvirus-1 (Pigeon herpesvirus 1) 498
Didier Marlier
 
Avian Nephritis 502
Victoria J. Smyth and Amir H. Noormohammadi
 
Arbovirus Infections 507
James S. Guy
 
Turkey Viral Hepatitis 516
James S. Guy
 
Avian Encephalomyelitis 520
David L. Suarez
 
Avian Hepatitis E Virus Infections 528
X.J. Meng and H.L. Shivaprasad
 
15 Neoplastic Diseases 548