This chapter describes the risk factors, clinical signs, physiopathology, diagnosis and treatment of stereotypic, obsessive and compulsive behaviours in cats and dogs.

This chapter focuses on haemonchosis and nematodirosis in sheep in temperate regions. Subject headings are: parasite biology, pathology and pathophysiology; coinfections among abomasal nematodes; clinical observations; host responses; nutritional influences; periparturient period; larval ecology;...

This chapter reviews the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical axis physiology in horses as well as the diseases affecting this neuroendocrine system in equines.

This book chapter describes the various aspects of anisakiosis caused by Anisakis simplex: diagnosis, epidemiology, physiopathology, survival in reservoir hosts, and control and prevention methods.

This book chapter describes various aspects of myxoboliosis caused by Myxobolus cerebralis: diagnosis, physiopathology, reservoir hosts, geographical distribution, epidemiology, and control and prevention methods.

This book chapter describes various aspects of microsporidiosis caused by Loma salmonae: diagnosis, life cycle, influence of water temperature, host range, geographic range, pathobiology and physiopathology, clinical pathology, control and prevention, and recommendations for future studies.

This book chapter describes various aspects of scuticociliatosis: diagnosis, epidemiology, transmission, physiopathology, reservoir hosts, and control and prevention.

This chapter describes the epidemiology, prevalence, distribution, phylogenetics, pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention and control rhabdoviral haemorrhagic septicaemia in domestic and wild fishes.

This chapter describes the electrolytes of immediate concern (sodium, calcium, phosphorus and potassium) that often need to be monitored and treated in the emergent patient; their basic function in the body and the most common conditions that require monitoring of each electrolyte. The methods of...

This chapter discussed the health problems (mainly digestive) linked to the balance of dietary components and the presence of nutrients in excess, mainly in relation to the initial composition of feed ingredients, but also to the feeding strategy. Also highlighted are the feeding strategies (feed...