Advancements
and Technologies in Pig and Poultry Bacterial Disease Control provides the most
up-to-date knowledge on the tools and technologies used in the economics,
prevention, monitoring and control of the most important bacterial diseases in
these two important livestock species. Written by international experts in
veterinary medicine, veterinary science, agricultural economics and
environmental monitoring, this book provides state-of-the-art information
regarding the application of technology to the prevention and control of
bacterial disease in pigs and poultry. It presents the most up-to-date
information on the major bacterial pathogens, why they are important, their
epidemiology, pathogenesis and molecular basis of their virulence.
Additional sections examine how genomic sequencing addresses the
development of disease biomarkers for faster and highly specific diagnosis and
how next generation sequencing can identify good and bad microflora. This book
will be a valuable resource for veterinarians, epidemiologists, animal
scientists, technologists, and researchers studying precision livestock
farming. Students in veterinary, animal science and bio-science courses will
also find it useful for its coverage of diseases and monitoring tools.
Table of Contents:
1. The economic cost of bacterial infections
2. Bacterial diseases in pigs and poultry: Occurrence,
epidemiology and biosecurity measures
3. Bacterial pathogenesis
4. Immunity to bacteria
5. Laboratory diagnosis of bacterial infections
6. Environmental monitoring and prediction of diseases
7. Bacterial diseases in pigs
8. Bacterial diseases in chickens
9. Antimicrobial resistance in the farm environment
10. Monitoring the microbiota in chickens and pigs