About the author

Andy Grist is the Teaching Fellow in Veterinary Public Health at Bristol Vet School, the University of Bristol at Langford. He worked for the UK Governments Meat Hygiene Service for 10 years as a Meat Hygiene Inspector in red meat, white meat and Wild Game abattoirs and was awarded the 2006 MHS Merit Trophy for services to meat inspection.   

At Langford he lectures on Meat Animal Pathology, Welfare at Slaughter and Parasitology to veterinary undergraduates, environmental health students and post graduates undertaking the Official Veterinarian course.   

Including 2nd Editions, he has authored six books on Meat Inspection that have been very well received.  He has also been awarded the Students’ Award for Outstanding Teaching (2018) and was voted “best in Bristol’ in 2016.

Further information on the book

Contents

• Anatomy/physiology
• Diseases of poultry
• Parasites
• Neoplasia
• Affections of specific parts
• Disease and cause
• Conditions encountered at post mortem inspection in abattoirs
• Processing conditions
• An autotopsy procedure
• Anatomy aide memoire
• Index

Section One: Anatomy/Physiology

• External
• Skeletal Structure
• Musculature
• Digestive System
• Respiratory System
• Cardiovascular System
• Urogenital System
• Immune System
• Nervous System
• Endocrine System

Section Two: Diseases of Poultry

• Routes of infection
• Immunity
• Bacteria
• Viruses
• Fungi
• Amyloidosis
• Anatipestifer
• Aortic rupture
• Aspergillosis
• Avian Chlamydiosis
• Avian Influenza
• Avian Salmonellosis
• Avian Mycoplasmosis
• Avian Tuberculosis
• Botulism
• Breast Blisters
• Cage Layer Fatigue
• Candidiasis
• Chicken Anaemia Virus
• Curled Toe Paralysis
• Duck Virus Enteritis
• Duck Virus HepatitisEgg Peritonitis
• Erysipelas
• Exudative Diathesis
• Favus
• Femoral Head Necrosis
• Fowl Pox
• Fowl Typhoid
• Gangrenous Dermatitis
• Goose Viral Hepatitis
• Gout
• Haemorrhagic Enteritis of Turkeys
• Icterus
• Impaction of the Oviduct
• Inclusion Body Hepatitis
• Infectious Bronchitis
• Infectious Bursal Disease
• Infectious Laryngotracheitis
• Infectious Coryza
• Infectious Stunting
• Infectious Synovitis
• Marble Spleen Disease of Pheasants
• Melanosis
• Mycotoxicosis
• Necrotic Enteritis
• Newcastle Disease
• Oregon Disease
• Paracolon Infection
• Pasteurellosis
• Perosis
• Pseudotuberculosis
• Pullorum
• Rickets
• Spondylolisthesis
• Swollen Head Syndrome
• Tibial Dyschondroplasia
• Transmissible Enteritis of Turkeys
• Ulcerative Enteritis
• Viral Enteritis

Section Three : Parasites

• Parasitism
• Parasite list
• Protozoa
• Coccidiosis
• Histomonas meleagridis
• Hexamita meleagridis
• Trichomonas gallinarum
• Heterakis gallinarum
• Syngamus trachea
• Ascarids
• Capillaria
• Fleas
• Lice
• Mites

Section Four: Neoplasia

• Avian Leukosis
• Lymphoproliferative Disease of Turkeys
• Marek’s Disease
• Squaemous Cell Carcinoma

Section Five: Affections of Specific Parts

• Airsacs
• Body Cavity
• Caeca
• Cloacal Bursa
• Crop
• Droppings
• Feet
• Gizzard
• Head
• Heart
• Intestines
• Kidneys
• Legs
• Liver
• Lungs
• Ovaries
• Proventriculus
• Skin
• Spleen
• Trachea

Section Six: Disease and Cause
Section Seven: Conditions Encountered At Post Mortem Inspection In Abattoirs

• Airsacculitis
• Arthritis/Tenosynovitis
• Ascites/Oedema
• Bumblefoot
• Deep Pectoral Myopathy
• Emaciation/Cachexia
• Enteritis
• Fatty Liver
• Femoral Head Necrosis
• Focal Hepatic Necrosis
• Hepatitis
• Haematopoietic foci
• Jaundice
• Pendulous Crop
• Pericarditis
• Peritonitis/Perihepatitis
• Pododermatitis
• Ruptured Gastrocnemius Tendon
• Salpingitis
• Septicaemia/Toxaemia
• Skin Lesions
• Congenital Deformities

Section Eight: Processing Conditions

• Contamination
• Death Other Than Slaughter
• Dead On Arrival
• Machine Damage
• Overscald
• Thermal Distress
• Trauma

Section Nine: An Autopsy Procedure
Section Ten: Anatomy Aide Memoire

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