Hendrix, Charles M.

Diagnostic parasitology for veterinary technicians / Charles M. Hendrix, Ed Robinson. - 4th ed. - St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier, c2012. - xlviii, 392 pages : illustrations (some coloured) ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

The language of veterinary parasitology -- Parasites that infect and infest domestic animals -- Introduction to the nematodes -- Nematodes that infect domestic animals -- The phylum Platyhelminthes, class Cestoda -- Tapeworms that parasitize domestic animals and humans -- The phylum Platyhelminthes, class Trematoda -- Trematodes (flukes) of animals and humans -- The phylum Acanthocephala -- The protozoans -- Common protozoans that infect domestic animals -- Introduction to the arthropods -- Arthropods that infect and infest domestic animals -- Introduction to the phylum Arthropoda, subphylum Pentastomida -- The phylum Annelida -- Parasites of public health importance in veterinary parasitology -- Common laboratory procedures for diagnosing parasitism -- Reference to common parasite ova and forms seen in veterinary medicine -- Parasite reference list by species and parasite type.

Covering dogs, cat,s ruminants, horses, swine, birds, rabbits, laboratory animals and fish, this full-color resource features discussions of the most commonly encountered internal and external parasites, along with step-by-step guidelines for collecting samples and performing lab procedures.

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Veterinary clinical parasitology.
Parasitic Diseases, Animal.
Animals, Domestic--parasitology.
Animals, Laboratory--parasitology.
Parasites.

SF810.A3 / H46 2012

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