Written from a practitioner s viewpoint, this book covers the everyday
veterinary care and treatment of pigs for the large animal veterinarian.
Beginning with basic husbandry, maintenance and nutrition, the book then moves
onto diagnosing conditions, the necessary equipment and medicines in a
veterinarian s arsenal and different treatment options, before describing
diseases by body system to create an easy-to-use, practical guide to pig
treatment. Equally suitable for veterinarians, veterinary students and pig
industry personnel, this book takes a worldwide approach covering notifiable
diseases as laid out by the OIE, poisons and diseases beyond the UK and a full
chapter on the dangers and control strategies of zoonotic