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  • Veterinary Controversies and Ethical Dilemmas

    Provocative Reflections on Clinical Practice

    Series series CRC One Health One Welfare
    This book identifies increasing concerns with the veterinary profession and confronts them provocatively, with a view to stimulating positive change. A central theme is the emergence of the profitable ‘fur baby’ which is being propagated through encouraged anthropomorphism, a limited evidence base, overdiagnosis, overtreatment, and practice corporatisation. Richly accompanied with thoughts on ... Read more

    $52.99 CAD

  • Pain and Suffering in Farmed Animals

    First Steps in Better Understanding and Management

    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This unique reference covers a spectrum of livestock species, including those involved in food and fibre production and in research. The renowned team of authors addresses numerous aspects related to the care and use of these animals in a range of environments. In addition to a species-specific discussion of pain and suffering, important issues related to common husbandry procedures such as ... Read more

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  • The Bioarchaeology of Metabolic Bone Disease

    The Bioarchaeology of Metabolic Bone Disease provides a comprehensive and invaluable source of information on this important group of diseases. It is an essential guide for those engaged in either basic recording or in-depth research on human remains from archaeological sites. The range of potential tools for investigating metabolic diseases of bone are far greater than for many other conditions, ... Read more

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  • Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment

    Examines effects of the environmental distribution of antimicrobial resistance genes on human health and the ecosystemResistance genes are everywhere in nature—in pathogens, commensals, and environmental microorganisms. This contributed work shows how the environment plays a pivotal role in the development of antimicrobial resistance traits in bacteria and the distribution of resistant microbial ... Read more

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  • Infectious Disease in Aquaculture

    Prevention and Control

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    Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition
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