Antimicrobial Therapy in Veterinary Medicine 3e

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J.F. Prescott, J. Desmond Baggot, Robert D Walker
Wiley, Oct 27, 2000 - Medical - 796 pages
Updated and expanded, the third edition of Antimicrobial Veterinary Medicine, by J F Prescott, J D Baggot and R D Walker, includes contributions by some of the foremost experts of the subject. Practitioners and students alike will find this book to be an indispensable basic reference on the pharmacology and clinical applications of virtually all types if antimicrobials used in veterinary medicine.

New to this edition are chapters on aquaculture and on regulation of antibiotic use in animals. In addition, the book extensively re examines the use of feed antibiotics as growth promoters and disease prophylactics in animals and its relationship to the growing crisis of antibiotic resistance.
The well-organised, easy to read, and thorough presentation covers antimicrobial drug use in poultry and livestock, as well as in companion animals ranging from reptiles and birds to dogs and cats. Drug actions and interactions, susceptibility testing, drug bioavailability and disposition, and principles of drug selection and use are also discussed.

A valuable feature of the book is its numerous tables that provide detailed information on dosages, routes of administration and special considerations in the use of antibiotics in animals.

About the author (2000)

John F. Prescott, MA, Vet. MB, PhD, is chair of pathobiology and professor of veterinary microbiology at Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

J Desmond Baggot (MVM, PhD, DSc, FRCVS, DipECVPT) is currently Visiting Professor of Veterinary Pharmacology at the School of Veterinary Medicine, St George's University, Grenada, West Indies. He was a contributing author and co-author of "Antimicrobial Therapy in Veterinary Medicine, 3rd Edition "(2000) and "Development and Formulation of Veterinary Dosage Forms, 2nd Edition "(1998) and the author of "Principles of Drug Disposition in Domestic Animals" (1977). Elucidations of the processes that underline species variation in the disposition of drugs and interpretation of the influence of disease states on drug disposition have been the focus of his research endeavours. He was a member of the Editorial Board of the "Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics "from 1978 to 1996. He is a former Professor of Clinical Pharmacology at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis and Preclinical Veterinary Studies at the University of Zimbabwe, Harare.

Steeve Giguere, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM, is an Associate Professor of Large Animal Internal Medicine at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA


John F. Prescott, MA, Vet.MB, PhD, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.


J. Desmond Baggot, MVM, PhD, DSc, FRCVS, is Professor of Veterinary Pharmacology and the Associate Dean for Clinical Training, St. George's University School of Veterinary Medicine, Grenada.


Robert D. Walker, MS, PhD, is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, Mesa State College, Grand Junction, Colorado, USA.


Patricia M. Dowling, MS, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM, ACVCP, is Professor of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences at Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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