Therapeutics and Control of Sheep and Goat Diseases, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Food Animal Practice

Sheep & Goat Therapeutics

A practical veterinary reference focused on the treatment and control of diseases affecting sheep and goats in food-animal practice. It covers pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical approaches, reproductive management, metabolic and infectious diseases, parasitic conditions, respiratory and emergency disorders, anesthesia, analgesia, hoof problems, and disease prevention. The book provides clinically relevant guidance for veterinarians working with small ruminants.

Key Features

• Therapeutics and disease control in sheep and goats
• Food-animal veterinary practice
• Pharmaceutical control of reproduction
• Drug laws and regulations
• Peri-parturient metabolic diseases
• Mastitis and contagious agalactia
• Clostridial disease prevention and control
• Ectoparasite and endoparasite management
• Respiratory disease treatment and control
• Emergency conditions in sheep and goats
• Anesthesia and analgesia
• Brucella ovis and paratuberculosis control
• Hoof disorder treatment and management