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Liver Abnormalities in Cattle, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice
- 1st Edition, Volume 38-3 - October 15, 2022
- Editors: John T. Richeson, Ty E. Lawrence
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 6 0 8 9 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 6 0 9 0 - 8
In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Food Animal Practice, guest editor John T. Richeson brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Liver Abnormalities in… Read more
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Request a sales quoteIn this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Food Animal Practice, guest editor John T. Richeson brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Liver Abnormalities in Cattle.
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Provides in-depth reviews on the latest updates in Liver Abnormalities in Cattle, providing actionable insights for veterinary practice.
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Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field; Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.
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- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Preface
- Pathogenesis of Liver Abscesses in Cattle
- Key points
- Introduction
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Liver Abnormalities in Cattle: Effect of Liver Abscessation on Growth and Productivity of Cattle
- Key points
- Introduction
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Effect of Liver Abscessation on Carcass Outcomes
- Key points
- Introduction
- Rates of liver abscesses
- Carcass weight, quality, and yield losses
- Economic losses from liver abscesses
- Summary
- Disclosure
- The Microbial Ecology of Liver Abscesses in Cattle
- Key points
- Introduction and background
- The traditional thinking about causes for LAs in cattle
- New considerations regarding the etiopathogenesis of LAs
- A new understanding of bacterial community composition and microbial diversity in bovine LAs
- Translocation of gut microbes to LAs
- The gut-liver axis: relationships between gut and liver health
- Limitations and challenges affecting the ability to study LAs in cattle
- Future directions
- Disclosure
- Antimicrobial and Biological Methods to Control Liver Abscesses
- Key points
- Introduction
- Bacitracin methylene disalicylate
- Chlortetracycline
- Neomycin sulfate and oxytetracycline
- Oxytetracycline
- Tylosin
- Virginiamycin
- Biological control methods
- Summary
- Non-Antimicrobial Methods to Control Liver Abscesses
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Roughage and Dietary Influence on Liver Abscesses
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Toxicologic Insults to the Bovine Liver
- Key points
- Introduction
- Hepatotoxins
- Summary
- Liver Disorders Associated with Metabolic Imbalances in Dairy Cows
- Key points
- The challenging shift from gestation to milk production
- Liver physiology in dairy cows
- Metabolic imbalances
- Fatty liver syndrome
- Ruminal acidosis and liver abscesses
- Monitoring and diagnostic procedures
- Clinics care points
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 38-3
- Published: October 15, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323960892
- eBook ISBN: 9780323960908
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John T. Richeson
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor of Animal Science, Department of Agricultural SciencesTL
Ty E. Lawrence
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Animal Science, Department of Agricultural Sciences, West Texas A&M University