Skin Diseases
Chapter 7 Skin Diseases Danny W. Scott INFECTIOUS DISEASES Papillomatosis (Fibropapillomas, “Warts”) Etiology Papillomas are the most common tumors in dairy cattle; fortunately most papillomas are benign and self-limiting. Animals…
Reproductive Diseases
Chapter 9 Reproductive Diseases Robert Hillman, Robert O. Gilbert The scope of theriogenology is beyond simple summation within a single chapter of a general textbook. Therefore no effort will be…
Metabolic Diseases
Chapter 14 Metabolic Diseases Simon F. Peek, Thomas J. Divers The common metabolic problems of early lactation, milk fever and ketosis, are really management diseases. At the herd level, disease…
Miscellaneous Toxicities and Deficiencies
Chapter 16 Miscellaneous Toxicities and Deficiencies Franklyn Garry TABLE 16-1 Miscellaneous Toxicities and Deficiencies TABLE 16-2 Diagnostic Sample Submission for Suspected Toxicities Alive Dead CBC Aqueous humor, 2 ml Chemistry…
Miscellaneous Infectious Diseases
Chapter 15 Miscellaneous Infectious Diseases Franklyn Garry CLOSTRIDIAL MYOSITIS Etiology Clostridial myositis is a highly fatal disease of cattle caused by the anaerobic spore-forming bacteria Clostridium septicum, Clostridium chauvoei, Clostridium…
The Clinical Examination
Chapter 1 The Clinical Examination Thomas J. Divers, Simon F. Peek The clinical examination consists of three parts: (1) obtaining a meaningful history, (2) performing a thorough physical examination including…
