Biosecurity in animal production and veterinary medicine :  from principles to practice / 
edited by Jeroen Dewulf and Filip Van Immerseel 
 - 523 pages :  illustrations, portraits (chiefly color) ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Chapter 1: Circles of disease transmission -- Chapter 2: General principles of biosecurity in animal production and veterinary medicine -- Chapter 3: Biosecurity and its relationship with health, production and antimicrobial use -- Chapter 4: How to motivate farmers to implement biosecurity measures -- Chapter 5: How to measure biosecurity and the hygiene status of farms -- Chapter 6: Cleaning and disinfection -- Chapter 7:Hygienic aspects of air and decontamination of air -- Chapter 8: Feed hygiene -- Chapter 9: Drinking water-hygiene and biosecurity -- Chapter 10: Promoting biosecurity through insect management at animal facilities -- Chapter 11: Rodent control in animal production -- Chapter 12: Transmission of pig disease and biosecurity in pig production -- Chapter 13: Transmission of poultry diseases and biosecurity in poultry production -- Chapter 14: Transmission of cattle diseases and biosecurity in cattle farms -- Chapter 15: Biosecurity for horse facilities -- Chapter 16: Biosecurity measures for dog merchants and canine breeding kennels -- Chapter 17: Biosecurity in veterinary practices -- Chapter 18: Biosecurity in laboratory animal research facilities -- Chapter 19: Biosecurity in aquaculture: practical veterinary approaches for aquatic animal disease prevention, control and potential eradication. 
<br/><br/> Antimicrobial use is under debate, and it is becoming standard practice in the animal production industry to implement thorough biosecurity plans to prevent the spread of pathogenic micro-organisms. This text provides a wealth of practical information on the application of biosecurity measures in both farm and companion animal settings. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781789245684 (hardback) 1789245680 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2021303050 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB9H7046  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>101769061  DNLM 019590629  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Biosecurity--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Veterinary medicine--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Animal health technology.<br/>Communicable Diseases--veterinary.<br/>Communicable Disease Control--methods.<br/>Animals, Domestic.<br/>Anti-Infective Agents--therapeutic use.<br/>Food Safety--methods.<br/>Animal Husbandry--methods.<br/>Veterinary medicine.<br/>Animal health technology.<br/>Biosecurity.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Handbooks and manuals.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>R860   / B56 
<br/><br/><label>National Agricultural Library Call No.: </label>SF774.4  / .B56 2019 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>SF 774.4