This book chapter discusses fleas, ticks, and mites. Fleas are insects with six legs, three body regions, and antennae on the head; whereas ticks and mites are arachnids with eight legs in the adult stage, two body regions, and lack antennae. All three groups are important transmitters of disease...

This chapter explains how to improve the production performance of goats using different breeding methods. Breeding strategies can produce highly adaptable goats suitable to a variety of local agro-climatic conditions, socio-economic statuses and market demands. The availability of good quality...

This chapter describes the mite external morphology, including the integument, body division (gnathosoma and idiosoma), respiratory organs, reproductive organs, sensory receptors, secretory organs and osmoregulatory organs, supported by some illustrations.

This book contains illustrated chapters on the principles, procedures, equipment, interpretation, development and application of thermography in horses. It will be of value as a reference work for equine thermographers, veterinarians, therapists, farriers, riders, trainers and other members of the...

The equipment and procedures for obtaining thermographic images of horses are described. Examples of thermographic images from different body regions are also included.

This chapter describes the analysis and interpretation of results from the thermographic examination of the temperature of the different body regions of horses.

In this chapter the clinical features and diagnosis of diseases (congenital, viral, bacterial, fungal, protozoa, and parasitic) affecting the integument of cattle were discussed.