Veterinary Immunology: An Introduction

• Clearly explains the general principles of immunology and applied immunology.
• Includes information on the most significant immunological diseases and immunological responses seen in domestic animals.
• Presents coverage of domestic mammal species in phylogenetic order: horse-cattle-sheep-pig-dog-cat-mouse-human.
• Provides clinical examples that demonstrate key immunologic principles.
• Offers expanded and updated references for all key sources in the literature.

• Features a new appendix that provides at-a-glance access to a comprehensive list of cytokines.
• Offers expanded coverage of complement and its critical importance to innate immunity.
• Discusses the latest information on the receptors of NK cells.
• Provides additional content on antibacterial peptides and their importance in inflammation and innate immunity.
• Includes coverage of newly identified cytokines, CD molecules, and IgA receptors.
• Examines new data on the functions of T cells, the effects of nematodes on eosinophils, and the latest DNA vaccines against West Nile virus and canine melanoma.
• Offers complete information on emerging diseases such as Stevens-Johnson syndrome, hemophagocytic syndrome, and autoimmune sarcolemmal disease in dogs, as well as common variable immunodeficiencies and immune mediated polysynovitis in horses.

Ian R. Tizard, BVMS, BSc, PhD, DSc (Hons), DACVM, is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists and a University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Immunology, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, The Texas Veterinary Medical Center at Texas A &M University (TAMU), College Station, Texas, USA. Dr. Tizard earned his Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1965. He then completed a Bachelor of Science in Pathology and a PhD in Immunology. After completing his studies, Dr. Tizard became a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Guelph, where he remained as a professor until 1982 when he moved to TAMU. Dr. Tizard wrote the first standardized textbook on Veterinary Immunology in 1977. This text, now in its 11th edition, is used worldwide, and has played a major role in establishing Immunology among the key disciplines.