Veterinary Parasitology serves as a comprehensive reference on the subject for both specialists and general practitioners. The fifth edition has undergone significant updates to reflect recent advances in research and medical practice. It has been restructured and now more accessible and user-friendly. For ease of reference, the new edition is divided by parasite taxonomy and host species including dogs and cats, equids, cattle, sheep, ungulates, birds, exotics, and laboratory animals. This important field contributes to protecting animal health and welfare, preventing economic losses, ensuring food safety, safeguarding public health, and is an essential component of the One Health approach. As such, the authors cover all major aspects of veterinary parasitology, including biology, diagnostic techniques, drugs, and effective vaccines.

Readers of the fifth edition of Veterinary Parasitology will also find:
 

Preface to the Fifth Edition vii

Acknowledgements viii

Introduction ix

Taxonomic Tables x

Helminthology 1

Helminth infections 323

Protozoal infections 348

Ectoparasites 357

Chemicals and solutions 377

Anthelmintics 379

Antiprotozoals 385

Ectoparasiticides: insecticides and acaricides 390

Parasiticide resistance 395

Innate resistance to parasitic infection 399

Acquired immunity to helminth infections 400

Acquired immunity to protozoal infections 403

Acquired immunity to arthropod infestations 403

Vaccines 404

Non- chemical control 407

The epidemiology of parasitic disease 411

Environmental impacts of parasite treatment 417

Endoparasites 419

Ectoparasites 468

Cattle parasite checklist 483

Endoparasites 488

Ectoparasites 529

Sheep parasite checklist 539

Goat parasite checklist 543

Endoparasites 547

Ectoparasites 568

Horse parasite checklist 573

Endoparasites 577

Ectoparasites 593

Pig parasite checklist 597

Endoparasites 600

Ectoparasites 646

Dog parasite checklist 658

Cat parasite checklist 662

Endoparasites 666

Ectoparasites 698

Hemiptera 698

Chicken parasite checklist 705

Turkey parasite checklist 709

Duck parasite checklist 712

Goose parasite checklist 715

Pheasant parasite checklist 717

Partridge parasite checklist 719

Quail parasite checklist 721

Guinea fowl parasite checklist 723

Deer 724

Llamas, Alpacas, Guanacos, vicuñas 740

Water buffalo 744

Deer parasite checklist 749

Camel parasite checklist 753

Camelids parasite checklist 756

Buffalo parasite checklist 759

Rabbits 761

Guinea pigs 773

Rats and mice 776

Primates 784

Rabbit parasite checklist 801

Guinea pig parasite checklist 803

Rat parasite checklist 804

Mouse parasite checklist 806

Primate parasite checklist 808

Pigeons 815

Ratites (ostrich, Rhea, emu) 820

Reptiles 823

Pigeon parasite checklist 830

Ratite parasite checklist 833

Reptiles parasites checklist 836

Glossary 837

References and further reading 841

Index 844

is Professor of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases of Animals at University of Bari, Italy and Distinguished Visiting Professor Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong. He is also President of the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (WAAVP).

 

is Professor of Zoology at the University of Bristol in the UK, specialising in veterinary entomology.