DESCRIPTION:
Clostridial Diseases of Animals is the first book to focus on clostridial diseases in domestic and wild animals, offering a comprehensive reference on these common diseases.

- Provides a single resource for all aspects of clostridial diseases
- Presents current, comprehensive information with a focus on clinical relevance
- Covers each disease in depth, including etiology, epidemiology, clinics, gross pathology, histopathology, diagnostics, diagnostic criteria, prophylaxis, control, and treatment
- Written by the world-leading experts in the field of clostridial diseases in animals
- Offers photographs and summary tables to support the concepts discussed in the text and aid in recognition

CONTENTS:
Section 1: The pathogenic clostridia
1. Taxonomic Relationships among the Clostridia
2. General Physiological and Virulence Properties of the Pathogenic Clostridia
3. Brief Description of Animal Pathogenic Clostridia
Section 2: Toxins Produced by the Pathogenic Clostridia
4. Toxins of Histotoxic Clostridia: Clostridium chauvoei, Clostridium septicum, Clostridium novyi, and Clostridium sordellii
5. Toxins of Clostridium perfringens
6. Toxins of Clostridium difficile
7. Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium tetani Neurotoxins
Section 3: Clostridial Infections of the Gastrointestinal System
8. Diseases Produced by Clostridium perfringens Type A in Mammalian Species
9. NetF-Associated Necrotizing Enteritis of Foals and Canine Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis
10. Necrotic Enteritis of Poultry
11. Infections by Clostridium perfringens Type B
12. Diseases Produced by Clostridium perfringens Type C
13. Diseases Produced by Clostridium perfringens Type D
14. Infections by Clostridium perfringens Type E
15. Diseases Produced by Clostridium difficile
16. Disease Caused by Clostridium colinum: Ulcerative Enteritis of Poultry and Other Avian Species
17. Clostridial Abomasitis
18. Diseases Produced by Clostridium spiroforme
Section 4: Clostridial Histotoxic Infections
19. Blackleg
20. Gas Gangrene (Malignant Edema)
21. Gangrenous Dermatitis in Poultry
22. Bacillary Hemoglobinuria
23. Infectious Necrotic Hepatitis
24. Tyzzer""s Disease
Section 5: Clostridial Neurotoxic Infections
25. Tetanus
26. Botulism
27. Diseases Caused by Other Clostridia Producing Neurotoxins