The Immunology of the Cat makes available the first single-source, comprehensive review of the feline immune system, reporting on all immunologic aspects of diseases of the cat and its relatives and relating recent basic science to important clinical issues. The book opens with the evolution, domestication, and development of the cat then provides detailed information on immunity to infectious diseases, feline allergic diseases, the top feline autoimmune diseases, and feline immunodeficiencies. Content examines feline vaccines, hypersensitivity, cancer, nutrition, and the aged cat. Professionals in veterinary research and practice will appreciate complete information on all aspects of feline immunology in one essential resource.
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Weight: 450g
Dimensions: 191 x 235mm
Publication Date: 13 Sep 2024
Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780443291784
About Ian R Tizard
Ian Tizard BVMS BSc PhD DSc (Hons) DACVM is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists and a University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Immunology Department of Veterinary Pathobiology The Texas Veterinary Medical Center at Texas A &M University (TAMU) College Station Texas USA. Dr. Tizard earned his Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery from the University of Edinburgh Scotland in 1965. He then completed a Bachelor of Science in Pathology and a PhD in Immunology. After completing his studies Dr. Tizard became a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Guelph where he remained on as a professor until 1982 when he moved to TAMU. Dr. Tizard wrote the first standardized textbook on Veterinary Immunology in 1977. This text now in its 10th edition is used worldwide and has played a major role in establishing Immunology among the key disciplines of Veterinary Science.