Veterinary Immunology: Principles and Practice has become the adopted text in numerous veterinary schools throughout the world. Widely updated with advances in knowledge since 2011, this second edition reflects the rapid development in the field. The new edition presents expanded information on commonly used diagnostic test procedures and discusses newly arising diseases such as bovine neonatal pancytopenia. Maintaining the same reliable format as its predecessor, the book includes:

•Learning objectives at the start of each chapter

•Key points at the end of each chapter

•17 clinical case studies demonstrating clinical context for the material covered in the chapters •Standard symbols in diagrams throughout the text to provide continuity

•Clinical examples and clinicopathological figures throughout

•A glossary of terms and list of commonly used abbreviations Exploring the immunological concerns of both large animals and small, the book emphasizes immunological principles while applying them to the disease process and to clinical practice. It provides a practical textbook for veterinary students and a handy reference for practitioners.

An overview of the immune system: Innate and adaptive immunity and the inflammatory response

Antigens and antibodies

The complement system

Serological testing

Cells and tissues of the immune system

The major histocompatibility complex

Antigen presentation and cytokine

The biology of T lymphocytes

The biology of B lymphocytes

Testing of cellular immune function

Immune suppression

Hypersensitivity mechanisms

The immune response to infectious agents

Cancer immunology and immune system neoplasia

Immunological tolerance

Autoimmunity and autoimmune disease

Allergy

Immune system ontogeny and neonatal immunology

Immunodeficiency

Vaccination

Immunotherapy

Case studies in clinical immunology

Glossary

Index

Michael J. Day, BSc BVMS PhD DSc FASM DiplECVP MRCPath FRCVS Professor of Veterinary Pathology School of Clinical Veterinary Science University of Bristol, UK

 

Ronald D. Schultz, BS, MS, PhD, DACVM Professor of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA