The Cattle Keeper's Veterinary Handbook

Disease is an inevitable everyday risk for all those who keep cattle and very often it has a huge impact on the animal's welfare, as well as its productivity. This clearly written and easy-to-understand book covers the principal diseases and conditions that occur in cattle and is essential reading for all those who own, or care for, cattle.Enables the reader to clearly identify all the common cattle diseasesPresents a practical, step-by-step description of how to examine an animalExamines all the body systems and the important diseases associated with each oneDetails the underlying processes involved in many common diseases in order to facilitate a logical approach to their treatment and preventionHelps the stockperson to decide whether they can treat a sick animal themselves or need to seek professional advice