Veterinary Entomology: Livestock and Companion Animals

Veterinary Entomology

Veterinary Entomology: Livestock and Companion Animals provides a comprehensive guide to insects and other arthropods that affect animal health and livestock production. It covers their identification, biology, host–pest relationships, disease transmission, and control, with dedicated sections on cattle, swine, sheep and goats, poultry, horses, and companion animals. The book also explains modern pest-management approaches, surveillance, and control methods, making it useful for veterinary students, animal-health professionals, and livestock producers.

Key Features

• Veterinary entomology
• Arthropod identification
• Insect biology and life cycles
• Host–pest relationships
• Flies and myiasis
• Lice and fleas
• Mites and ticks
• Arthropod-borne diseases
• Pest surveillance and detection
• Insect pest management
• Cattle pest control
• Swine pest control
• Sheep and goat pests
• Poultry pests
• Equine and pet pests