About this book

This is the third edition of the standard text for a wide range of dairy farming and veterinary courses throughout the world.

The purpose of the book is to enable the dairy farmer, beef producer and calf rearer to keep their stock healthy and productive. The emphasis is on the causes of disease and their control by management and stockmanship, so preventive medicine features prominently.

The principles behind such common problems as mastitis, infertility and lameness are explained in detail and are then linked to effective control programmes. This same approach is taken towards a full range of cattle disorders, broadly grouped according to the age and development of the animal from young calf to adult.

Includes 415 illustrations - (With free CD)

About the Author

Roger Blowey trained at Bristol University where he gained honours degrees in veterinary science and biochemistry. After a period at the Central Veterinary Laboratory, Weybridge, studying metabolic profiles, he returned to Gloucester where he is a partner in a mixed practice, the Wood Veterinary Group.

His special interests are preventive medicine and the interaction of nutrition, disease and environment on the productivity of livestock units. He has lectured extensively on these subjects in Britain and overseas, featured in educational programmes on radio and television and has written numerous original papers and books on a wide range of topics.

Roger is an RCVS Specilist in cattle Health and Production, and has been awarded a Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for meritorious contributions to learning, the RASE Bledisloe Veterinary Award for outstanding achievements in the veterinary field, and the BVA Dalrymple-Champneys medal for work of outstanding merit in the advancement of veterinary science.

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Additional information

ISBN10: 085236499
Format: Hardback
Pages: 480
Language: English
Published: 1999