Understanding Animal Disorders: A Clinical Approach

The prevention, diagnosis and treatment of all animal disorders is under the domain of veterinary medicine. Animals suffer from a variety of diseases and psychological disorders. Farm animals, laboratory animals and pet animals are prone to disorders. Some common eating disorders in animals are activity anorexia, thin sow syndrome and pica. The understanding of behavioral disorders is difficult due to a lack of comprehension of animal communication and psychology. Obsessive compulsive disorder, addiction, depression, stress, self-aggression, etc. are examples of behavioral disorders. Besides these, animals also suffer from a variety of diseases mediated by different pathogens such as virus, bacteria and fungi. Genetic diseases in animals include complex vertebral malformation, hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, foal immunodeficiency syndrome, etc. The topics covered in this extensive book deal with the core aspects of animal disorders. It presents researches and studies performed by experts across the globe. Students, researchers, experts and all associated with this field will benefit alike from this book.