Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
ANIMAL PAIN: PERCEPTION AND ALLEVIATION Eds R. L. Kitchell, H. H. Erickson, E. Carstens and L. E. Davis American Physiological Society, 1983
ATLAS OF SKIN DISEASES OF THE HORSE-DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT IN EQUINE DERMATOLOGY, pp. 202, illus. By Leopoldo F. Montes and J. Thomas Vaughan
CLINICAL PATHOLOGY AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES, 2nd edn By D. L. Doxey Baillière Tindall
VETERINARY ANAESTHESIA, 8th edn By L. W. Hall and K. W. Clarke Baillière Tindall, London
VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY. PROCEEDINGS FROM THE SECOND CONGRESS OF THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY, TOULOUSE, 1983, pp. 838 Eds Yves Ruckebusch, Pierre-Louis Toutain and Gary D. Koritz MTP Press Limited, Lancaster     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
CANINE MEDICINE AND THERAPEUTICS, 2nd edn, pp. 566. Eds E. A. Chandler, J. B. Sulton and D. J. Thompson
GENERAL VETERINARY PATHOLOGY, 2nd edn By R. G. Thomson W. B. Saunders Co.
SMALL ANIMAL ANESTHESIA By R. G. Warren The C.V. Mosby Company     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
PROGRESS IN DRUG RESEARCH, Ed. Ernest Juncker
SURGERY OF TRAUMATISED SKIN Management and Reconstruction in the Dog and Cat, S. F. Swain
TRENDS IN VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY, Eds A. S. J. P. A. M. van Miert J. Frens, F. W. van der Kreek & LLOYD E. DAVIS     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Small animal trauma radiology atlas: An Atlas of Radiology of the Traumatized Dog and Cat. By J. P. Morgan and P. Wolvekamp.
Parasitology textbook: Georgis' Parasitology fur Veterinarians (6th edn). By D. D. Bowman.
Updated feline textbook: Feline Medicine and Therapeutics (2nd edn). By E. A. Chandler, C. J. Gaskell and R. M. Gaskell.
Surgical atlas: An Atlas of Veterinary Surgery (3rd edn). By J. Hickman, J. E. F. Houlton and G. B. Edwards.
Textbook of spinal problems: Small Animal Spinal Disorders, Diagnosis and Surgery. By S. J. Wheeler and N. J. H. Sharp.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
CANINE CLINICAL PARASITOLOGY. Jay R. Georgi and Marion E. Georgi.
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF DERMATOLOGIC DISEASES 2nd Edition. N. A. Soter and H. P. Baden Eds.
ADVANCES IN DERMATOLOGY, VOLUME 7. Jeffrey P. Callen, Mark V. Dahl, Loren E. Golz, Hubert T. Greenway and Lawrence A. Schachner, eds.
DERMATOLOGY FOR THE SMALL ANIMAL PRACTITIONER: EXOTICS, FELINE, CANINE. Gene H. Nesbitt and Lowell J. Ackerman, eds.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Tropical Animal Health, 2nd edn , HSH Seifert
Small Animal Ophthalmology , a Problem-Oriented Approach, 2nd edition, RL Peiffer Jr and SM Petersen-Jones
Update on Clinical Pathology, The Veterinary Clinics of North America, Small Animal Practice , edited by RE Raskin and DJ Meyer
Veterinary Epidemiology. 2nd edn. M Thrusfield
Poultry Meat Hygiene and Inspection , A Bremner and M Johnston
Feline Practice 2 , editors E Boden & M Melling     

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ANIMAL HEALTH PRODUCTS, DESIGN & EVALUATION, Ed. D. C. Monkhouse, G. C. BRANDER
DRUGS IN VETERINARY PRACTICE, J. S. Spinelli, L. R. Enos, LLOYD E. DAVIS
ADVERSE RESPONSE TO INTRAVENOUS DRUGS, J. Watkins, A. Milford Ward, A. T. YOXALL
PERSPECTIVES IN THE CONTROL OF PARASITIC DISEASE IN ANIMALS IN EUROPE SYMPOSIUM OF THE ASSOCITION OF VETERINARIANS IN INDUSTRY, Eds D. W. Jolly, J. M. Sommerville, E.J. L. SOULSBY     

BOOK REVIEWS

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Understanding canine behaviour: Manual of Canine Behaviour (2nd edn) By V. O'Farrell.
Textbook on ophthalmology: Common Eye Diseases - A Problem-Orientated Approach for Veterinarians J. R. Blogg and R. G. Stanley.
An anatomical atlas: A Colour Atlas of Clinical Anatomy of the Dog and Cat By J. S. Boyd, and C. Paterson with A. H. May.     

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What your pet needs: 1. Bird .L Palika.
2. Cat . L Palika.
3. Dog . L Palika.
4. Fish . M Wickham.
5. Horse . B Sikora Siino.
Clinical Radiology of the Horse 2nd edn JA Butler, CM Colles, SJ Dyson, SE Kold, and PW Poulos
Skin Diseases of the Cat, S.Paterson
The Health of Dairy Cattle, edited by AH Andrews     

BOOK REVIEWS

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Concise edition of internal medicine textbook: Pocket Companion to the Fourth Edition of the Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Edited by S. J. Ettinger.
Introduction to laboratory tests: Small Animal Clinical Diagnosis by Laboratory Methods (2nd edn). By M. D. Willard, H. Tvedten and G. H. Turnwald.
Reptile and amphibian questions: Self-Assessment Colour Review of Reptiles and Amphibians. By Frederic L. Frye and David L. Williams.
Diets for laboratory species: Nutritional Requirements of Laboratory Animals (4th edn). By the Subcommittee on Laboratory Animal Nutrition, Board of Agriculture.
State of the art in thoracic surgery: Small Animal Thoracic Surgery. By E. C. Orton and T. O. McCracken.     

BOOK REVIEW

The 5-MinuteVeterinary Consult: Canine and Feline . 2nd edn. Tilley LP, Smith FWK, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins     

Book reviews

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GENETIC ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY IN INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY. PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS edited by J. M. Tabor Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 1989 PROFESSOR G. GOLDSPINK
HANDBOOK OF VETERINARY DRUG DOSES by J. A. Reynoldson, B.J. Hilbert and S. E. Cooper Published by the authors, School of Veterinary Studies, Murdoch University, 1989, S. A. MAY     

BOOK SHELF

Formulary of Equine Medicine, 2nd edn, edited by DC Knottenbelt
Practical Veterinary Nursing, Revised 2nd edn, edited by CJ Price
Clinical Nutrition of the Dog and Cat, JW Simpson, RS Anderson and PJ Markwell
The Behaviour of Sheep—Biological Principles and Implications for Production, JJ Lynch, GN Hinch, DB Adams     

BOOK REVIEWS

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Atlas of Equine Endoscopy: Slovis, NM, Mosby, St Louis
Diseases of Small Domestic Rodents. 2nd edn. Richardson VCG. Blackwell Science     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Canine Medicine and Therapeutics 1979. Edited by E. A. Chandler, J. M. Evans, W. B. Singleton, F. G. Startup, J. B. Sutton and W. D. Tavernor.
Diagnosing Helminthiasis through Coprological Examination. By D. Thienpont, F. Rochette and O. F. J. Vanparijs.
An Atlas of Surgical Approaches to the Bones of the Dog and Cat (2nd edn). By Piermattei and Greeley.
Miller's Anatomy of the Dog (2nd edn). By H. E. Evans and G. C. Christensen.     

Book Reviews

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Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians , 2nd edition, edited by Dennis M. McCurnin
Diagnostic and Surgical Arthroscopy in the Horse, 2nd edition by C. Wayne Mcllwraith
Surgery of the Chest, 5th ed . edited by David C. Sabiston, Jr and Frank C. Spencer
Books Received but Not Reviewed: TEXTBOOK or-VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE: DISEASES OF THE DOG AND CAT. 3rd ed. Edited by Stephen J. Ettinger.
Books Received but Not Reviewed: SMALL ANIMAL CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS BY LABORATORY METHODS. By Michael D. Willard, Harold Tvedten, and Grant H. Turnwald.     

Book Reviews

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CURRENT VETERINARY DERMATOLOGY, THE SCIENCE AND ART OF THERAPY. Craig E. Griffin, Kenneth W. Kwochka and John M. MacDonald, eds.
DERMATOLOGY FOR THE SMALL ANIMAL PRACTITIONER EXOTICS, CANINE AND FELINE. G. H. Nesbitt and L. J. Ackerman.
SKIN TUMORS OF THE DOG AND CAT. M. H. Goldschmidt and F. S. Shofer.     

Book Reviews

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VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS edited by N. H. Booth & L. E. McDonald, 6th Edn.
POULTRY DISEASES edited by F. T. W. Jordan, 3rd Edn., Baliére Tindall
DISEASES OF CATTLE: A MANUAL OF DIAGNOSIS edited by D. C. Blood, Pauline Brightling & M. T. Larcombe, Baliére Tindall
EQUINE PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPY PROCEEDINGS OF THE 11th BAINFALLON MEMORIAL LECTURES edited by T. M. Dyke     

BOOK REVIEWS

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The Clostridia: Molecular Biology and Pathogenesis, JI Rood, BA McClane, JG Songer and RW Titball
Zoonoses and Communicable Diseases Common to Man and Animals, 2nd edn.
Poultry Diseases, 4th edn, edited by FTW Jordan and M Pattison, WB Saunders Co, Distributed by Harcourt Brace Co
Anaesthesia and Analgesia in Laboratory animals, DF Kohn, SK Wixson, WJ White and GJ Benson
Controlled Reproduction in Cattle and Buffaloes
The 5 Minute Veterinary Consultation: Canine and Feline, LP Tilley and FWK Smith Jr, Mosby-Williams and Wilkins     

An analysis of mortality in the grower/finisher phase of swine production in the United States

Over a 6-month period, the mean mortality risk (based on 393 operations participating in the United States National Animal Health Monitoring System 1995 National Swine Study, and representing operations with ≥ 300 market hogs in 16 states), was 2.3 ± 0.2% in the grower/finisher production phase (where figures after the ± represent the standard error of the estimate). Mortality ≥ 4% was experienced by 13.5 2.9% of grower/finisher operations, while 63.6 ± 5.3% had ≤ 2% mortality. To identify factors associated with ≥ 4% mortality, stepwise logistic regression [Statistical Analysis Systems, (1989). SAS/STAT^® User's Guide, Version 6, 4th edn, Vol. 2. SAS Institute, Cary, NC, 794 pp.]was performed twice: once using operations with all mortality rates, and again excluding operations with between 2% and 4% mortality. Final models were run with SUDAAN [Shah, B.V., Barnwell, B.G., Bieler, G.S., (1996). SUDAAN User's Manual, Version 6.40, 2nd edn. Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC, 492 pp.] to take the sample design into account. In addition, SAS and SUDAAN logistic regression models were developed to analyze factors associated with > 2.3% mortality among grower/finisher pigs. Mean weaning age ≤ 28 days entered all models as being associated with increased mortality in the grower/finisher unit. Not obtaining all grower/finisher pigs from farrowing units belonging to the operation was associated with ≥ 4% mortality among grower/finisher swine. Not typically giving grower/finisher pigs antibiotics or other agents as disease-preventives or growth-promotants in the feed or water, and ranking producer organizations as very or extremely important sources of antibiotic information were associated with ≤ 2.3% mortality in the grower/finisher phase.