Veterinary epidemiology : principles and methods / S. Wayne Martin, Alan H. Meek, Preben Willeberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Wayne S., author.

Meek, Alan H., 1947- author.

Willeberg, Preben, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Veterinary epidemiology--Textbooks.

Veterinary epidemiology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Virginia Tech Libraries, [1987]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The purpose of this textbook is to provide an introductory, yet comprehensive, source of information on epidemiology for veterinary students, researchers, and practitioners. There has not been a textbook that presents analytic epidemiology as a science, basic to veterinary medicine's efforts in health management (herd health) as well as in clinical medicine.

Contents:

I / Basic principles

1. Epidemiologic concepts

2. Sampling methods

3. Measurement of disease frequency and production

II / Studying disease in animal populations

4. Descriptive epidemiology

5. Disease causation

6. Surveys and analytic observational studies

7. Design of field trials

8. Theoretical epidemiology: systems analysis and modeling.

III / Animal health economics

9. Animal health economics

IV / Applied epidemiology

10. Rationale, strategies, and concepts of animal disease control

11. Monitoring disease and production

12. Field investigations

Notes:

Description based on online resource