| Acknowledgements |
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| Preface to the Fourth Edition |
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1 A Concept Of Disease, Immunity and Treatment |
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Causes Of Disease: Infectious Agents |
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Nutritional Deficiency and Excess |
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Defences Against Disease: Physical and Chemical Defences |
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Stress and the Immune System |
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Inflammation and Hypersensitivity |
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Principles Of Treatment: Specific Drug Treatment |
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The Importance Of Colostrum: Absorption Of Antibodies |
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The Effects Of Inadequate Colostrum Intakes |
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Excess Colostrum and Waste Milk |
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Feeding Waste Milk To Calves |
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Digestion: the Oesophageal Groove Closure Reflex |
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Achieving Good Groove Closure |
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Problems With Milk Substitutes |
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Diseases Of the Calf: Scouring |
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Prevention and Control Of Scour |
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Navel Problems: Navel Structure |
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Other Calf Diseases: Meningitis |
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Digestive Problems: Pot-Bellies |
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Respiratory Problems: Calf Pneumonia Complex |
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Deficiency: Diseases: Muscular Dystrophy (White Muscle Disease) |
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Nervous Diseases: Hypomagnesaemia |
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Cerebrocortical Necrosis (Ccn) Or Polioencephalomalacia (Pem) |
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Common Causes Of Failure To Thrive |
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Stomach and Intestinal Worms: Ostertagia |
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Eye Disorders: the Normal Eye |
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Irritation Caused By Flies Or Ultra-Violet Sunlight |
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Tumour Of the Third Eyelid |
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Physical Injury and Hyphaema |
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The Clostridial Diseases: Tetanus |
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Gestation Length and Dystocia: the Birth Process |
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Structure Of the Placenta |
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Births Needing Assistance |
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Abnormalities Requiring Correction |
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The `Downer' Cow: Causes Of the `Downer' Cow |
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Other Post-Calving Complications: Retained Placenta |
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Prolapse Of the Cervix and Vagina |
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The Nature Of Metabolic Disease |
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The Metabolic Diseases: Milk Fever |
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Hypomagnesaemia (Grass Staggers) |
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Post-Partum Metritis Syndrome |
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Factors Affecting Milk Quality |
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7 Mastitis and Conditions Of the Udder |
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The Control Of Mastitis: Incidence |
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Mastitis and Milk Flow Rates |
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The Control Of Milk Production: Milk Synthesis |
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Increased Milking Frequency |
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Stages Of A New Infection |
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Teat and Udder Defences Against Mastitis: Teat Defences |
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The Milking Routine and Mastitis: Teat Preparation |
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The Effect Of the Milking Machine: Unit Alignment |
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The Importance Of Pulsation |
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Removal Of the Cluster At the End Of Milking |
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Milking the Mastitic Cow: Cleaning Of Clusters Between Cows |
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Post-Milking Teat Disinfection: Chemicals Used |
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Potential Disadvantages Of Post-Milking Teat Disinfection |
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Dry Cow Therapy: Dry Period Infections |
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Selective Dry Cow Therapy |
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The Environment and Mastitis: Streptococcus Uberis |
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Coliforms, Including E. Coli |
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Straw Yards and Calving Boxes |
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Treatment Of Mastitis: Choice Of Antibiotic |
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Taking A Milk Sample For Bacteriology |
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Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing |
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Antimicrobial Resistance (Amr) |
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Factors Affecting Treatment Efficacy |
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Inserting An Intramammary Tube |
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Other Mastitis Treatments |
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Mastitis Records and Targets |
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Somatic Cell Counts: Effects On Manufacturing |
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Reducing Herd Cell Counts |
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Feeding Mastitic Milk To Calves |
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The Bacterial Count Of Milk: Bactoscan |
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Antibiotic Residues In Milk |
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Uncommon Causes Of Mastitis: Corynebacterium Bovis, Staphylococcus Epidermidis and Micrococci |
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Disorders Of the Teat and Udder: Teat-End Damage Caused By Milking Machine |
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Necrotic Dermatitis (Umd) |
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8 Fertility and Its Control |
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Costs Of A Missed Heat: Extended Calving Intervals |
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The Components Of the Calving Interval |
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The Oestrus Cycle: Physical Changes |
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Action Of Fertility Cycle Drugs |
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Pregnancy Detection: Milk Progesterone Tests |
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Heat Detection: Measurement Of Heat Detection |
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Synchronisation Of Oestrus: Prostaglandin (Pg) |
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Progesterone-Releasing Devices (Prds) |
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Improving Conception Rates Following Synchronisation |
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Causes Of Poor Conception Rates: Poor Embryo Recognition |
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Genital and Other Infections |
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The Repeat Breeder Cow: Adhesions and Fallopian Tube Blockages |
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Preventive Medicine and Herd Fertility Management: the Costs Of Disease |
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9 Lameness and Foot Trimming |
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The Structure Of the Foot: the Hoof |
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Hoof Overgrowth: Effects Of Overgrowth |
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Foot Trimming: Lifting the Foot |
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Foot Conditions Causing Lameness |
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Sole Ulcers and White Line Disease: Coriosis (Laminitis) |
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Causes and Control Of Sole Ulcers and White Line Disease |
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Other Conditions Affecting the Foot: Foreign-Body Penetration Of the Sole |
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Vertical Fissures (Sandcracks) |
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Conditions Of the Skin: Interdigital Necrobacillosis (Foul, Lewer, Foot Rot) |
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Digital Dermatitis (Hairy Warts);Interdigital Skin Hyperplasia (Corns, Tylomas, Fibromas, Growths) |
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Fracture Of the Pedal Bone |
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Conditions Of the Bones and Joints: Knocked Down Pin Bone (Fracture Of the Wing Of the Pelvis) |
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Tail-Head Paralysis (Coccygeal Fracture) |
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Spinal Abscess and Osteomyelitis |
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Arthritis and Stifle Ligament Rupture |
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Cellulitis (Infected Knees and Hocks) |
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Spastic Paralysis (String Halt, Elso Heel) |
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Parasitic Causes: Ringworm |
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Infectious Causes: Lumpy Jaw |
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Malignant Oedema (Necrotic Cellulitis) |
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Lymphadenitis (`Bovine Farcy') |
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Toxic Causes: Photosensitisation |
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Poorly Mixed Milk Substitute |
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Traumatic Injuries: Haematomas (Blood Blisters) |
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11 Notifiable Diseases Of Salmonellosis and Zoonoses |
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Notifiable Diseases: Anthrax |
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Enzootic Bovine Leucosis (Ebl) |
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12 Minerals, Trace Elements, Vitamins and Water |
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Minerals and Trace Elements: Calcium |
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Ways Of Improving Trace Element Status Vitamins: Vitamin A |
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13 Miscellaneous Digestive, Respiratory and Other Conditions |
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The Digestive Tract: the Teeth |
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Overeating Syndrome (Acidosis) |
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Intestinal Obstruction (Stoppage) |
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Dilation and Torsion Of the Caecum |
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Liver Fluke (Fascioliasis) |
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Respiratory Diseases: Fog Fever |
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Allergic Respiratory Diseases |
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Tick-Borne Diseases: Redwater |
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Disorders Of the Heart and Circulation: Endocarditis |
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Disorders Of the Urogenital System: Hydrops Of the Uterus |
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Vaginal Tumours and Polyps |
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Cystitis and Pyelonephritis |
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Disorders Of Male Reproduction: Damage To the Prepuce |
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Orchitis and Testicular Swellings |
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Miscellaneous Conditions: Listeriosis |
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Bovine Immunodeficiency Virus (Biv) |
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Lightning Stroke and Electrocution |
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14 Routine Tasks and Dealing With Poisons |
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Responsible Use Of Medicines |
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Routine Tasks: Giving An Injection |
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Removing Supernumerary Teats |
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Applying Nosegrips (Bulldogs) |
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Casting A Cow -- Reuff's Method |
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Dealing With Poisons: Acorns and Oak Leaves |
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Water Dropwort (Hemlock, Dead Man's Finger) |
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| Appendices |
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