Diagnostic parasitology for veterinary technicians / Charles M. Hendrix, Ed Robinson.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hendrix, Charles M. (Charles Mackey)
Other Authors: Robinson, Ed, CVT
Language:English
Published: St. Louis, Mo. ; London : Elsevier Mosby, 2012.
Edition:Fourth edition.
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Physical Description:xlviii, 392 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The language of veterinary parasitology
  • Parasites that infect and infest domestic animals
  • Introduction to the nematodes
  • Nematodes that infect domestic animals
  • The phylum platyhelminthes, class cestoda
  • Tapeworms that parasitize domestic animals and humans
  • The phylum platyhelminthes, class trematoda
  • Trematodes (flukes) of animals and humans
  • The phylum acanthocephala
  • The protozoans
  • Common protozoans that infect domestic animals
  • Introduction to the arthropods
  • Arthropods that infect and infest domestic animals
  • Introduction to the phylum arthropoda, subphylum pentastomida
  • Thephylum annelida
  • Parasites of public health importance in veterinary parasitology
  • Common laboratory procedures for diagnosing parasitism
  • Reference to common parasite ova and forms seen in veterinary medicine
  • Appendix. Parasite reference list by species and parasite type.