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Stephen B. Adams, DVM, MS, DACVS

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Professor of Surgery, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University
Lameness in Horses

Robin W. Allison, DVM, PhD, DACVP (Clinical Pathology)

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Associate Professor, Clinical Pathology, Oklahoma State University
Blood Parasites

Gary C. Althouse, BS, DVM, MS, PhD, DACT

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Professor and Chairman, Department of Clinical Studies-New Bolton Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Management of Reproduction: Pigs

Frank M. Andrews, DVM, MS, DACVIM

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LVMA Equine Committee Professor and Director, Equine Health Studies Program, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University
Gastrointestinal Ulcers in Large Animals

John A. Angelos, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

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Associate Professor, Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California
Infectious Keratoconjunctivitis

David A. Ashford, DVM, MPH, DS

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Assistant Area Director, International Services, APHIS, USDA
Anthrax

Rick Atwell, BVSc, PhD, FACVSc

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Professor, Brisbane, Australia
Tick Paralysis

Joerg A. Auer, DrMedVet, Dr h c, MS, DACVS, DECVS

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Professor and Director, Equine Department, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zürich
Lameness in Horses

David G. Baker, DVM, MS, PhD, DACLAM

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Director and Professor, Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University
Eyeworm Disease

Alejandro Banda, DVM, MSc, PhD, DACPV, DACVM

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Associate Clinical Professor of Avian Virology, Poultry Research and Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University
Duck Viral Enteritis

Gad Baneth, DVM, PhD, DECVCP

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Professor of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University, Rehovot
Leishmaniosis

Lisa G. Barber, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology)

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Assistant Professor, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University
Antineoplastic Agents

Thomas Barrett, MSc, PhD, Deceased

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Professor, Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory
Peste des Petits Ruminants; Rinderpest

George M. Barrington, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

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Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University
Photosensitization; Metabolic Disorders Introduction; Disorders of Calcium Metabolism; Transport Tetany in Ruminants

P.A. Barrow, PhD, DSc, FRCPath

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Professor of Veterinary Infectious Diseases, School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham
Salmonellosis

Joseph W. Bartges, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVN

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Professor of Medicine and Nutrition, The Acree Endowed Chair of Small Animal Research, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee
Diagnostic Procedures for the Private Practice Laboratory

Daniela Bedenice, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC

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Assistant Professor, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University
Sepsis in Foals

Sylvia J. Bedford-Guaus, DVM, PhD, DACT

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Assistant Professor in Theriogenology, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
Breeding Soundness Examination of the Male

James K. Belknap, DVM, PhD, DACVS

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Professor of Equine Surgery, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University
Lameness in Horses

Joachim Berchtold, DrVetMed, DECBHM

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Bovine Secondary Recumbency

Alex J. Bermudez, DVM, MS, DACPV

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Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri
Poisonings; Nutrition and Management: Poultry

Simon Bewg, BVSc

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Principal Veterinary Officer, Biosecurity Queensland, Primary Industries and Fisheries, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation
Hendra Virus Infection

J. Dürr Bezuidenhout, DVSc

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Sweating Sickness

William G. Bickert, BS, MS, PhD

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Professor Emeritus, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University
Ventilation

Rob Bildfell, DVM, MSc, DACVP

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Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University
Collection and Submission of Laboratory Samples; Pyrrolizidine Alkaloidosis

William D. Black, MSc, DVM, PhD

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Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
Pentachlorophenol Poisoning

Patrick Joseph Blackall, BSc, PhD

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Principal Research Fellow, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland
Infectious Coryza

Barry R. Blakley, DVM, PhD

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Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
Copper Poisoning; Lead Poisoning; Quercus Poisoning; Sorghum Poisoning

Shauna L. Blois, DVM, DVSc, DACVIM

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Assistant Professor, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines in Small Animals

Herman J. Boermans, DVM, MSc, PhD

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Professor of Toxicology, Director Toxicology Program, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
Metaldehyde Poisoning; Fluoride Poisoning; Mercury Poisoning; Molybdenum Poisoning

Carole Bolin, DVM, PhD

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Director, Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University
Leptospirosis

Steven R. Bolin, DVM, MS, PhD

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Professor, Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University
Intestinal Diseases in Ruminants

Rosemary J. Booth, BVSc

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Principal Conservation Officer, Department of Environment and Resource Management, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services
Sugar Gliders

Dawn Merton Boothe, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVCP

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Professor, Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University
Pharmacology Introduction; Chemotherapeutics Introduction; Antibacterial Agents; Antifungal Agents; Antiviral Agents and Biologic Response Modifiers

Davin Borde, DVM, DACVIM

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Staff Cardiologist, Veterinary Heart Institute
Congenital and Inherited Anomalies of the Cardiovascular System

Jane C. Boswell, MA, VetMB, CertVA, CertES (Orth), DECVS, MRCVS

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, The Liphook Equine Hospital
Lameness in Horses

Joan S. Bowen, DVM

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, Bowen Mobile Veterinary Practice
Management of Reproduction: Goats

R. Keith Bramwell, BS, MS, PhD

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Associate Professor, Extension Breeder/Hatchery Management, Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas
Artificial Insemination

Kyle G. Braund, BVSc, MVSc, PhD, FRCVS, DACVIM (Neurology)

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Director, Veterinary Neurological Consulting Services
Neoplasia of the Nervous System; Paraneoplastic Disorders of the Nervous System

Joseph M. Bricker, MS, PhD

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Associate Director, Vaccine Design Group, Pfizer Animal Health
Erysipelas

Steven P. Brinsko, DVM, MS, PhD, DACT

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Associate Professor and Chief of Theriogenology, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University
Hormonal Control of Estrus

Scott A. Brown, VMD, PhD, DACVIM

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Josiah Meigs Distinguished Professor and Head, Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia
Noninfectious Diseases of the Urinary System in Small Animals

Cecil F. Brownie, DVM, PhD, DABVT, DABT, DABFE, DABFM, FACFEI

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Professor, Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George's University
Director, Veterinary Toxicology Laboratory, St. George's University
Professor Emeritus, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University
Plants Poisonous to Animals; Poisonous Mushrooms

David Bruyette, DVM, DACVIM

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Medical Director, VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital
The Adrenal Glands; The Pancreas

Marie S. Bulgin, DVM, MBA, DACVM

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, WI Program, Canine Veterinary Teaching Center, Department of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Idaho
Lameness in Sheep; Scrapie

Kristine E. Burgess, MS, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology)

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Assistant Professor, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University
Antineoplastic Agents

Raymond Cahill-Morasco, MS, DVM

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Zinc Toxicosis

Robert J. Callan, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM

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Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
Malignant Catarrhal Fever; Sporadic Bovine Encephalomyelitis

Ranald D. A. Cameron, BVSc, MVSc, PhD

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Retired Associate Professor, School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Queensland
Exudative Epidermitis; Parakeratosis; Pityriasis Rosea in Pigs (Porcine juvenile pustular psoriaform dermatitis)

John Campbell, DVM, DVSc

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Professor, Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
Respiratory Diseases of Cattle

Wayne W. Carmichael, PhD

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Professor Emeritus,
Algal Poisoning

James W. Carpenter, MS, DVM, DACZM

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Professor, Zoological Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University
African Hedgehogs

Christopher K. Cebra, VMD, MA, MS, DACVIM

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Professor, Large Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University
Hepatic Lipidosis

Sharon A. Center, DVM, DACVIM

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Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
Hepatic Disease in Small Animals

M. M. Chengappa, DVM, PhD, DACVM

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Department Head, University Distinguished Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University
Hemorrhagic Septicemia

Jens Peter Christensen, DVM, PhD

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Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen
Fowl Cholera; Riemerella anatipestifer Infection

Edwin Claerebout, DVM, PhD, DEVPC

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Professor, Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University
Anthelmintics

Keith A. Clark, DVM, PhD

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Retired Director, Zoonosis Control Division, Texas Department of Health
Toad Poisoning

Peter Clegg, MA, Vet MB, PhD, CertEO, DECVS, MRCVS

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Professor of Equine Surgery, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Liverpool
Lameness in Horses

Johann (Hans) Coetzee, BVSc, CertCHP, PhD, DACVCP

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Assistant Professor, Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Kansas State University
Systemic Pharmacotherapeutics of the Digestive System

Stephen R. Collett, BSc, BVSc, MMedVet

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Assistant Professor, Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia
Sudden Death Syndrome of Broiler Chickens

Michael T. Collins, DVM, PhD, DACVM

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Professor of Microbiology, Department Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Paratuberculosis

Peter D. Constable, BVSc (Hons), MS, PhD, DACVIM

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Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Purdue University
Coccidiosis; Cryptosporidiosis; Diseases of the Ruminant Forestomach; Diseases of the Abomasum; Acute Intestinal Obstructions in Large Animals; Abdominal Fat Necrosis; Disorders of Calcium Metabolism; Disorders of Potassium Metabolism; Infectious Diseases of the Urinary System in Large Animals

Robert W. Coppock, BS, DVM, MS, PhD, DABVT, DABT

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President and CEO, Robert W. Coppock, DVM, Toxicologist and Associate Ltd.
Persistent Halogenated Aromatic Poisoning

Susan M. Cotter, DVM, DACVIM (Small Animal, Oncology)

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Hematopoietic System Introduction; Blood Groups and Blood Transfusions

Laurent L. Couetil, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Large Animal)

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Professor, Large Animal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University
Pulmonary Emphysema

Andrew L. Crawford, BVetMed, CertES (Orth), MRCVS

, Equine Referral Hospital, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Campus
Lameness in Horses

Kate E. Creevy, DVM, MS, DACVIM

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Assistant Professor, Small Animal Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia
Canine Distemper; Canine Herpesviral Infection; Infectious Canine Hepatitis

Rocio Crespo, DVM, MSc, DVSc, DACPV

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Associate Professor, Avian Health and Food Safety Laboratory, Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Washington State University
Miscellaneous Conditions of Poultry

Gary L. Cromwell, PhD

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Professor, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky
Nutrition: Pigs; Iron Toxicity in Newborn Pigs

Suzanne M. Cunningham, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology)

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Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University
Heart Disease and Heart Failure

Autumn P. Davidson, DVM, MS, DACVIM

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Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, VMTH Small Animal Clinic, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California
Management of Reproduction: Small Animals

Sherrill Davison, VMD, MS, MBA, DACPV

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Associate Professor, Avian Medicine and Pathology, New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania
Salmonelloses

Scott A. Dee, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVM

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Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota
Diseases of the Pinna; Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome; Pseudorabies; Respiratory Diseases of Pigs; Infectious Diseases of the Urinary System in Large Animals; Health-Management Interaction: Pigs

John Deen, DVM, MSc, PhD, DABVP

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Associate Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota
Gastrointestinal Ulcers in Large Animals

Alice Defarges, DVM, MSc, DACVIM

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Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines in Small Animals

Fabio Del Piero, DVM, DACVP, PhD

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Professor, Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University
Congenital and Inherited Anomalies of the Reproductive System

Sagi Denenberg, DVM

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, North Toronto Animal Clinic
Normal Social Behavior and Behavioral Problems of Domestic Animals

Jean-Marie Denoix, DVM, PhD, Agregé

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Lameness in Horses

R. Page Dinsmore, DVM, DABVP (Food Animal)

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Associate Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
Health-Management Interaction: Cattle

Stephen J. Divers, BVetMed, DZooMed, DACZM, DECZM (herpetology), FRCVS


Reptiles

Thomas J. Divers, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC

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Professor of Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
Noninfectious Diseases of the Urinary System in Large Animals

John E. Dohms, PhD

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Professor, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Delaware
Botulism

Thomas M. Donnelly, BVSc, DACLAM

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, The Kenneth S. Warren Institute
Rodents

Patricia M. Dowling, DVM,MSc, DACVIM, DACVCP

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Professor, Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
Systemic Pharmacotherapeutics of the Digestive System; Systemic Pharmacotherapeutics of the Muscular System; Systemic Pharmacotherapeutics of the Respiratory System; Systemic Pharmacotherapeutics of the Urinary System

Michael W. Dryden, DVM, PhD

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E. J. Frick Professor of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Medicine Pathobiology, Kansas State University
Fleas and Flea Allergy Dermatitis; Ectoparasiticides

J. P. Dubey, MVSc, PhD

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Microbiologist, Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, Animal and Natural Resources Institute, USDA
Toxoplasmosis

Rebecca S. Duerr, DVM, MPVM

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Staff Veterinarian, International Bird Rescue Research Center
Management of the Neonate

Gregg A. DuPont, DVM, Fellow AVD, DAVDC

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Co-Owner, Shoreline Veterinary Dental Clinic
Dentistry; Diseases of the Mouth in Small Animals

Neil W. Dyer, DVM, MS, DACVP

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Director and Pathologist, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, North Dakota State University
Aspiration Pneumonia; Mycotic Pneumonia

Jack Easley, DVM, MS, DABVP (Equine)

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New, Equine Veterinary Practice, LLCEquine Veterinary Practice, LLC
Dentistry

Mahmoud El-Begearmi, PhD

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Extension Professor of Nutrition and Food Safety, Cooperative Extension, University of Maine
Nutrition and Management: Poultry

Steve M. Ensley, DVM, PhD

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Veterinary Toxicologist, Iowa State University
Toxicology Introduction

R. J. Erskine, DVM, PhD

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Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University
Mastitis in Large Animals

Paul Ettestad, DVM, MS

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State Public Health Veterinarian, Epidemiology and Response Division, New Mexico Department of Health
Plague

S. A. Ewing, DVM, PhD

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Wendell H. and Nellie G. Krull Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Parasitology, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Oklahoma State University
Blood Parasites

Aly M. Fadly, DVM, PhD, DACPV

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Research Leader and Laboratory Director, Avian Disease Oncology Laboratory, USDA-ARS
Neoplasms

Timothy M. Fan, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

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Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, University of Illinois
Canine Lymphoma

Hume Field, BVSc, MSc, PhD, MACVS

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Principal Veterinary Epidemiologist, Biosecurity Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation
Hendra Virus Infection

Margaret Finlay, BVMS, MRCVS

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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Glasgow
Tumors of the Skin and Soft Tissues

Scott D. Fitzgerald, DVM, PhD, DACVP, DACPV

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Professor, Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University
Congenital and Inherited Anomalies of the Urinary System; West Nile Virus Infection in Poultry

Sherrill A. Fleming, DVM, DACVIM, DABVP

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Associate Professor, Food and Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University
Pasteurellosis of Sheep and Goats

Mark T. Fox, BVetMed, PhD, FHEA, DEVPC, MRCVS

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Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Parasitology, Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Veterinary College, University of London
Gastrointestinal Parasites of Ruminants

Ruth Francis-Floyd, DVM, MS, DACZM

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Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida
Fish

Don A. Franco, DVM, MPH, DACVPM

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Retired President, Center for Biosecurity Food Safety and Public Health
Congenital Erythropoietic Porphyria

Laurie J. Gage, DVM, DACZM

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Large Cat Specialist, USDA APHIS Animal Care
Management of the Neonate

Maricarmen Garcia, BS, MS, PhD

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Associate Professor, Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center, Department of Population and Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia
Infectious Laryngotracheitis

Tam Garland, DVM, PhD, DABVT

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, Garland, Bailey & Associates
Arsenic Poisoning

Jack M. Gaskin, DVM, PhD, DACVM

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Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Infectious Disease and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida
Encephalomyocarditis Virus Infection

Clive C. Gay, DVM, MVSc, DVSc (Hons), FACVSc, DACIM (Hons)

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Professor Emeritus, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University
Diseases of the Ruminant Forestomach; Intestinal Diseases in Ruminants; Hepatic Disease in Large Animals; Colisepticemia; Health-Management Interaction: Sheep

Kirk N. Gelatt, VMD

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Distinguished Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida
Ophthalmology; Neoplasia of the Eye and Associated Structures; Ophthalmic Emergencies

Gertruida H. Gerdes, BVSc

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Acting Head, Department of Virology, ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute
Rift Valley Fever; Wesselsbron Disease

Paul Gibbs, BVSc, PhD, FRCVS

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Professor of Virology, Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida
Pox Diseases

Thomas W. G. Gibson, BSc, BEd, DVM, DACVS

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Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines in Small Animals

Robert O. Gilbert, BVSc, MMedVet, DACT, MRCVS

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Professor, Reproductive Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
Metritis in Large Animals; Ovine Posthitis and Vulvitis; Retained Fetal Membranes in Large Animals; Uterine Prolapse and Eversion; Vaginal and Cervical Prolapse; Vulvitis and Vaginitis in Large Animals; Systemic Pharmacotherapeutics of the Reproductive System

Alan Glazer, DVM, DACVIM

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, New England Animal Medical Center
Diseases of the Esophagus in Small Animals

Eric Gonder, DVM, MS, PhD, DACPV

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Veterinarian, Butterball LLC
Miscellaneous Conditions of Poultry

John R. Gorham, DVM, PhD

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Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University
Mink

Louis Norman Gotthelf, DVM

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, Animal Hospital of Montgomery, Montgomery Pet Skin and Ear Clinic
Tumors of the Ear Canal

Richard E. Gough, FIMLS, CBiol, MIBiol

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Consultant in Avian Virology, Central Veterinary Laboratory
Goose Parvovirus Infection

Daniel H. Gould, DVM, PhD, DACVP

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Professor Emeritus of Pathology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
Polioencephalomalacia

Gregory F. Grauer, DVM, MS, DACVIM

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Professor and Jarvis Chair of Smal Animal Internal Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University
Ethylene Glycol Toxicity

Deborah S. Greco, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

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Senior Research Scientist, Nestle Purina PetCare
The Pituitary Gland

Paul R. Greenough, FRCVS

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Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Surgery, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
Lameness in Cattle

Irene Greiser-Wilke, Dr rer nat

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Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, EU Reference Laboratory for Clasical Swine Fever, Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine
Classical Swine Fever

Walter Gruenberg, DrMedVet, MS, PhD, DECAR, DECBHM

Reviewer

Assistant Professor, Department of Farm Animal Health, Utrecht University
Disorders of Phosphorus Metabolism; Hepatic Lipidosis; Dystrophies Associated with Calcium, Phosphorus, and Vitamin D

Jorge Guerrero, DVM, PhD, DEVPC (Ret)

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Adjunct Professor of Parasitology, Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Heartworm Disease

P. K. Gupta, BVSc, MSc, VM &AH (Gold Medalist), PhD, Post Doc, PGDCA, FNA, VS, FASc, AW, FST, FAEB, FACVT

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Director, Toxicology Consulting Services, Inc.
Former Chief, Division of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute
Advisor, World Health Organization (WHO)
Herbicide Poisoning

Ramesh C. Gupta, DVM, MVSc, PhD, DABT, FACT, FATS

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Professor and Head, Toxicology Department, Breathitt Veterinary Center, Murray State University
Insecticide and Acaricide (Organic) Toxicity

James S. Guy, DVM, PhD

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Professor, Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University
Coronaviral Enteritis of Turkeys; Viral Encephalitides

Sharon M. Gwaltney-Brant, DVM, PhD, DABVT, DABT

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Toxicology Consultant, Veterinary Information Network (VIN) and Adjunct Faculty, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois
Food Hazards; Household Hazards; Snakebite

Carlton L. Gyles, DVM, PhD, FCAHS

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Professor Emeritus, Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
Edema Disease

Caroline N. Hahn, DVM, MSc, PhD, DECEIM, DECVN, MRCVS

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Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Neuroscience, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh
Dysautonomia

Daniel J. Hall, VMD

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Cardiology Resident, Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Heart Disease and Heart Failure

Edward J. Hall, MA, VetMB, PhD, DECVIM-CA

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Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine, Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, University of Bristol
Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines in Small Animals

Jean A. Hall, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

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Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University
Disorders of Calcium Metabolism

Jeffery O. Hall, DVM, PhD, DABVT

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Professor and Head of Diagnostic Toxicology, Utah State University
Selenium Toxicosis

Christopher Hamblin, CBiol, MSB

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Ephemeral Fever

Russell R. Hanson, DVM, DACVS, DACVECC

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Professor of Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University
Congenital and Inherited Anomalies of the Musculoskeletal System

Joseph Harari, MS, DVM, DACVS

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Veterinary Surgeon, Veterinary Surgical Specialists, Spokane, WA
Lameness in Small Animals; Arthropathies and Related Disorders in Small Animals; Myopathies in Small Animals; Osteopathies in Small Animals

Billy M. Hargis, DVM, PhD, DACPV

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Professor and Director, JKS Poultry Health Research Laboratory, University of Arkansas
Tyson Sustainable Poultry Health Chair, Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas
Spontaneous Cardiomyopathy of Turkeys; Miscellaneous Conditions of Poultry

D. L. Hank Harris, DVM, PhD

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Professor, Department of Animal Science, Department of Veterinary Diagnostics and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University
Intestinal Diseases in Pigs

Lynette A. Hart, PhD

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Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California
Human–Animal Bond

Katrin Hartmann, DECVIM-CA, DrMedVet, DrMedVetHabil

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Professor, Clinic of Small Animal Medicine, LMU University of Munich
Feline Infectious Peritonitis

Joe Hauptman, DVM, MS, DACVS

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Professor of Surgery, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Michigan State University
Diaphragmatic Hernia

Jan F. Hawkins, DVM, DACVS

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Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University
Pharyngeal Paralysis; Diseases of the Mouth in Large Animals; Diseases of the Esophagus in Large Animals; Pharyngitis

Marcus J. Head, BVetMed, MRCVS

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, Rossdales Diagnostic Centre
Lameness in Horses

Peter W. Hellyer, DVM, MS, DACVA

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Associate Dean for the Professional Veterinary Medical Program, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
Pain Assessment and Management

Charles M. Hendrix, DVM, PhD

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Professor, Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University
Flies; CNS Diseases Caused by Helminths and Arthropods; Diagnostic Procedures for the Private Practice Laboratory; Venomous Arthropods

Thomas H. Herdt, DVM, MS, DACVN, DACVIM

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Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences and Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health, Michigan State University
Ketosis in Cattle; Nutrition: Cattle

Karen Hicks-Alldredge, DVM

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, Sweetwater Veterinary Hospital
Ratites

Michael A. Hill, BVetMed, MS, PhD, MRCVS

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Associate Professor of Swine Production Medicine, Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University
Lameness in Pigs

W. Mark Hilton, DVM, DABVP

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Clinical Associate Professor, Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University
Health-Management Interaction: Cattle

Katrin Hinrichs, DVM, PhD, DACT

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Professor and Patsy Link Chair in Mare Reproduction, Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University
Cloning of Domestic Animals

J. Christopher Hodgson, BSc, PhD, MBA

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Principal Research Scientist, Moredun Research Institute
Intestinal Diseases in Ruminants

Frederic J. Hoerr, DVM, PhD, DACVP, DACPV

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Laboratory Director, Thompson Bishop Sparks State Diagnostic Laboratory
Mycotoxicoses; Miscellaneous Conditions of Poultry

Charles L. Hofacre, DVM, MAM, PhD, DACPV

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Professor of Population Health, Director of Clinical Services, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia
Necrotic Enteritis; Avian Encephalomyelitis

Daniel F. Hogan, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology)

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Associate Professor, Chief, Comparative Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Cardiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University
Cardiovascular System Introduction; Heart Disease and Heart Failure; Thrombosis, Embolism, and Aneurysm

Steven R. Hollingsworth, DVM, DACVO

Author

Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California
Equine Recurrent Uveitis

Peter H. Holmes, BVMS, PhD, Dr HC, FRCVS, FRSE, OBE

Author

Emeritus Professor and Former Vice-Principal, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow
Blood Parasites

Timothy N. Holt, DVM

Author

Assistant Professor, Clinical Sciences, Food Animal Department, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
Bovine High-Mountain Disease

Michael J. Huerkamp, DVM, DACLAM

Author

Director, Division of Animal Resources, Emory University
Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University
Laboratory Animals

Basil O. Ikede, BVetMed, DVM, PhD, FCVSN

Author

Retired Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island
Bovine Petechial Fever

Tadao Imada, DVM, PhD

Author

Retired Research Manager, Kyusyu Research Station, National Institute of Animal Health
Avian Nephritis Viral Infections

Walter Ingwersen, DVM, DVSc, DACVIM

Author

Specialist, Companion Animals, Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd, Vetmedica
Congenital and Inherited Anomalies of the Digestive System

Evelyn S. Ivey, DVM, DABVP

Author

Staff Veterinarian, Four Corners Veterinary Hospital
African Hedgehogs

Peter G. G. Jackson, MA, BVM&S, DVM&S, FRCVS

Author

, St. Edmund's College, University of Cambridge
Prolonged Gestation in Cattle and Sheep

Mark W. Jackwood, PhD

Author

Professor, Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia
Bordetellosis

Eugene D. Janzen, DVM, MVS

Author

Assistant Dean, Clinical Practice, Community Partnerships, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary
Lightning Stroke and Electrocution; Histophilosis; Trichomoniasis

Cheri A. Johnson, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Small Animal)

Author

Professor, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University
Reproductive Diseases of the Male Small Animal

LaRue W. Johnson, DVM, PhD

Author

Professor Emeritus, Colorado State University
Llamas and Alpacas

Richard C. Jones, BSc, PhD, DSc, FRCPath

Author

Professor, School of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool
Malabsorption Syndrome; Viral Arthritis

Wayne K. Jorgensen, BSc, PhD

Author

Science Leader Applied Biotechnology Livestock, Agri-Science Queensland
Blood Parasites

Maureen H. Kemp, BVMS, MVM, PhD, DCHP, DECBHM, MRCVS

Author

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Laryngeal Disorders

Robert J. Kemppainen, DVM, PhD

Author

Professor, Department of Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University
Endocrine System Introduction

Morag G. Kerr, BVMS, BSc, PhD, Cbiol, FIBiol, MRCVS

Author

SAC Veterinary Services
Diagnostic Procedures for the Private Practice Laboratory

Safdar A. Khan, DVM, MS, PhD, DABVT

Author

Director of Toxicology Research, ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center
Toxicities from Human Drugs; Strychnine Poisoning

Daniel J. King, DVM, PhD

Author

Veterinary Medical Officer (retired), USDA-ARS, Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory
Newcastle Disease and Other Paramyxovirus Infections

Rebecca Kirby, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC

Author

Executive Director, Animal Emergency Center
Emergency Medicine Introduction; Evaluation and Initial Treatment of the Emergency Patient; Specific Diagnostics and Therapy; Fluid Therapy; Monitoring Procedures for the Critically Ill Animal

Peter D. Kirkland, BVSc, PhD

Author

Senior Principal Research Scientist, OIC, Virology Laboratory, Elizabeth Macarthur Agriculture Institute
Congenital and Inherited Anomalies

Mark D. Kittleson, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Cardiology)

Author

Professor, Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California
Heart Disease and Heart Failure

Kirk C. Klasing, BS, MS, PhD

Author

Professor of Animal Biology, Department of Animal Science, University of California
Nutrition and Management: Poultry

Thomas R. Klei, PhD

Author

Boyd Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Advanced Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine and Louisiana Agriculture Experiment Station, Louisiana State University
Gastrointestinal Parasites of Horses; Helminths of the Skin

Nick J. Knowles, MPhil

Author

, Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory
Swine Vesicular Disease; Vesicular Exanthema of Swine; Teschovirus Encephalomyelitis

Deborah T. Kochevar, DVM, PhD, DACVCP

Author

Dean, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University
Antineoplastic Agents

Michelle Kopcha, DVM, MS

Author

Associate Professor, Food Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University
Respiratory Diseases of Sheep and Goats

Sarah E. Kraiza, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology)

Author

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Anemia

Annemarie T. Kristensen, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Small Animal), DECVIM-CA & Oncology

Author

Professor of Small Animal Clinical Oncology, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen
Hemostatic Disorders

Janice E. Kritchevsky, 'VMD, MS, DACVIM

Professor, Large Animal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University
The Pituitary Gland; The Thyroid Gland; Equine Metabolic Syndrome

Thomas G. Ksiazek, DVM, PhD

Author

Professor, Galveston National Laboratory, Department of Pathology, and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch
Nipah Virus Infection; Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

Ned F. Kuehn, DVM, MS, DACVIM

Author

Section Chief, Internal Medicine, Michigan Veterinary Specialists
Respiratory System Introduction; Respiratory Diseases of Small Animals

Mahesh C. Kumar, BVSc, MS, PhD, DACPV

Author

Consultant, Poultry Health & Food Safety
Dissecting Aneurysm in Turkeys

Nina Yu-Hsin Kung, BVM, BVSc, MSc, PhD

Author

Senior Veterinary Officer, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, Biosecurity Queensland
Hendra Virus Infection

Robert A. Kunkle, DVM, PhD

Author

Veterinary Medical Officer, National Animal Disease Center, USDA-ARS
Aspergillosis

Michelle Kutzler, DVM, PhD, DACT

Author

Banfield Professor of Companion Animal Industries, Oregon State University
Prostatic Diseases; Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumor

Gary Landsberg, BSc, DVM, MRCVS, DACVB, DECVBM-CA

Author

Veterinary Behaviorist, North Toronto Animal Clinic
Behavioral Medicine Introduction; Normal Social Behavior and Behavioral Problems of Domestic Animals

Jimmy C. Latimer, DVM, MS, DACVR, DACVRO

Author

Associate Professor, Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, University of Missouri
Diagnostic Imaging; Radiation Therapy

D. Bruce Lawhorn, DVM, MS

Author

Visiting Professor (Retired), Swine Practice, Food Animal Section, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A & M University
Potbellied Pigs

Dennis F. Lawler, DVM

Author

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Management of the Neonate

Margie D. Lee, DVM, PhD

Author

Professor of Population Health, Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia
Avian Campylobacter Infection; Colibacillosis

Steven Leeson, PhD

Author

Professor, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph
Fatty Liver Hemorrhagic Syndrome; Nutrition and Management: Poultry

Nicholas W. Lerche, DVM, MPVM

Author

Professor, Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California
Associate Director for Primate Services, California National Primate Research Center, University of California
Nonhuman Primates

Michael L. Levin, PhD

Author

, Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ticks

Alicja E. Lew-Tabor, BSc (Hons), PhD

Author

Principal Research Scientist (Molecular Biology), Agri-Science QLD, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation
Blood Parasites

David H. Ley, DVM, PhD, DACVM, DACPV

Author

Professor, Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University
Mycoplasmosis

Teresa L. Lightfoot, DVM, DABVP (Avian)

Author

Chair, Avian and Exotics Department, Florida Veterinary Specialists
Pet Birds; Nutrition: Exotic and Zoo Animals

Andrew Linklater, DVM, DACVECC

Author

Clinical Instructor, Lakeshore Veterinary Specialists
Emergency Medicine Introduction; Evaluation and Initial Treatment of the Emergency Patient; Specific Diagnostics and Therapy; Fluid Therapy; Monitoring Procedures for the Critically Ill Animal

John E. Lloyd, BS, PhD

Author

Professor Emeritus of Entomology, University of Wyoming
Cattle Grubs; Lice

Jeanne Lofstedt, BVSc, MS, DACVIM (Large Animal)

Author

Professor of Large Animal Internal Medicine, Department of Health Management, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island
Intestinal Diseases in Ruminants; Caprine Arthritis and Encephalitis; Respiratory Diseases of Cattle

Maureen T. Long, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

Author

Associate Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida
Meningitis, Encephalitis, and Encephalomyelitis; Equine Viral Encephalomyelitis

Michael R. Loomis, DVM, MA, DACZM

Author

Chief Veterinarian, North Carolina Zoological Park
Zoo Animals

Ingrid Lorenz, DrMedVet, DrMedVetHabil, DECBHM

Author

Lecturer in Bovine Medicine, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College
Diseases of the Ruminant Forestomach

Bertrand J. Losson, DVM, PhD, DEVPC

Author

Professor, Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege
Mange

Jodie Low Choy, BVMS

Author

Veterinary Quarantine Facility, Territory Wildlife Park
Melioidosis

Katharine F. Lunn, BVMS, MS, PhD, MRCVS, DACVIM

Author

Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
Fever of Unknown Origin

Robert J. Mackay, BVSc, PhD

Author

Professor, Large Animal Medicine, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida
Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis

Charles Mackenzie, BVSc, BSc, PhD, FRCVS, FRCPath, DEd

Author

Professor, Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation, Michigan State University
Besnoitiosis

Kenneth S. Macklin, PhD

Author

Associate Professor , Department of Poultry Science, Auburn University
Helminthiasis

John E. Madigan, DVM, MS

Author

Professor, Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California
Intestinal Diseases in Horses and Foals; Equine Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis

Brian W. J. Mahy, BSc, MA, PhD, ScD, DSc

Author

Senior Scientific Advisor, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Foot-and-Mouth Disease

Linda S. Mansfield, MS, VMD, PhD

Author

Professor of Microbiology, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University
Enteric Campylobacteriosis

Richard A. Mansmann, VMD, PhD

Author

Equine Podiatry & Rehabilitation Mobile Practice
Prepurchase Examination of Horses

Steven L. Marks, BVSc, MS, MRCVS, DACVIM

Author

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University
Respiratory Diseases of Small Animals; Health-Management Interaction: Small Animals

Bret D. Marsh, DVM

Author

, Indiana State Veterinarian, Indiana State Board of Animal Health
Prepurchase Examination of Ruminants and Swine

Guy-Pierre Martineau, DVM, DECPHM

Author

Professor in Swine Medicine, Department of Animal Health, Production and Economics, National Veterinary School
Postpartum Dysgalactia Syndrome and Mastitis in Sows

Herris S. Maxwell, DVM, DACT

Author

, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University
Congenital and Inherited Anomalies

Milton McAllister, DVM, PhD, DACVP

Author

, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide
Neosporosis

Dudley L. McCaw, DVM, DACVIM (Small Animal, Oncology)

Author

Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University
Feline Leukemia Virus and Related Diseases

Diane McClure, DVM, PhD, DACLAM

Author

Veterinarian, Animal Resource Center Veterinary Services
Rabbits

Larry R. McDougald, PhD

Author

Professor, Department of Poultry Science, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia
Coccidiosis; Cryptosporidiosis; Hexamitiasis; Trichomoniasis; Avian Spirochetosis; Histomoniasis; Miscellaneous Conditions of Poultry

Catherine McGowan, BVSc, MACVSc, DEIM, DECEIM, PhD, FHEA, MRCVS

Author

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, School of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool
Fatigue and Exercise

C. Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, PhD, DSc, FRCVS, DACVS

Author

Professor of Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
Barbara Cox Anthony Endowed University Chair in Equine Orthopaedic Research, Colorado State University
Director, Orthopaedic Research Center, Colorado State University
Arthropathies in Large Animals; Lameness in Horses

Erica C. McKenzie, BSc, BVMS, PhD, DACVIM

Author

Assistant Professor, Large Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University
Management of the Neonate

Jennifer H. McQuiston, DVM, MS

Author

Epidemiology Team Leader, Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rickettsial Diseases

Phillip S. Mellor, OBE, DSc, FRES, FHEA

Author

Professor, Head of Vector-borne Diseases Programme, Pirbright Laboratory, Institute for Animal Health
African Horse Sickness; Bluetongue

Mushtaq A. Memon, BVSc, MS, PhD, DACT

Author

Theriogenologist, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Washington State University
Reproductive Diseases of the Female Small Animal

Paula I. Menzies, DVM, MPVM, DECS-RHM

Author

Associate Professor, Ruminant Health Management Group, Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
Hepatic Lipidosis; Management of Reproduction: Sheep

Sandra R. Merchant, DVM, DACVD

Author

Professor of Dermatology, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University
Dermatophytosis

Samia A. Metwally, DVM, PhD

Author

Head, Diagnostic Services Section, Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, USDA, APHIS
Nairobi Sheep Disease

Patrice M. Mich, DVM, MS, DABVP (Canine/Feline), DACVA

Author

, OrthoPets Center for Animal Pain Management and Mobility Solutions
Pain Assessment and Management

Bernard Mignon, DVM, PhD, DEVPC

Author

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, University of Liège
Mange

Kelly D. Mitchell, DVM, DVSc, DACVIM (SAIM)

Author

, Toronto Veterinary Emergency Clinic
Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines in Small Animals

Harry W. Momont, DVM, PhD, DACT

Author

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Reproductive System Introduction

Donald R. Monke, DVM, MBA

Author

Vice President, Production Operations, Select Sires, Inc.
Seminal Vesiculitis in Bulls

James N. Moore, DVM, PhD

Author

Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Large Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia
Colic in Horses

Gastón A. Moré, MV, DVM

Author

Investigador asistente CONICET, Laboratorio de Inmunoparasitología, Cátedra de Parasitología y Enfermedades Parasitarias, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Sarcocystosis

Karen A. Moriello, DVM, DACVD

Author

Clinical Professor of Dermatology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Integumentary System Introduction; Congenital and Inherited Anomalies of the Integumentary System; Dermatophilosis; Interdigital Furunculosis; Pyoderma; Cuterebra Infestation in Small Animals; Acanthosis Nigricans; Hygroma

Dawn E. Morin, DVM, MS, DACVIM

Author

Professor, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs and Curriculum, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois
Otitis Media and Interna

Teresa Y. Morishita, DVM, MPVM, MS, PhD, DACPV

Author

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor, Poultry Medicine and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences
Enterococcosis; Listeriosis; Staphylococcosis; Streptococcosis; Gangrenous Dermatitis

James K. Morrisey, DVM, DABVP (Avian)

Author

Service Chief, Companion Exotic Animal Medicine Service, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
Ferrets

W. Ivan Morrison, PhD, BVMS, FRSE

Author

Professor, The Roslin Institute, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh
Blood Parasites

Sofie Muylle, DVM, PhD

Author

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Morphology, Ghent University
Dental Development

Dusty W. Nagy, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM

Author

Assistant Teaching Professor, Food Animal Medicine & Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri
Bovine Leukosis

T. Mark Neer, DVM, DACVIM

Author

Professor and Hospital Director, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University
Demyelinating Disorders; Motion Sickness

Peter Nettleton, BVMS, MSc, PhD, MRCVS

Author

, Moredun Research Institute
Congenital and Inherited Anomalies

Robin A. J. Nicholas, MSc, PhD, FRCPath

Reviewer

Head of Mycoplasma Group, Veterinary Laboratories Agency-Weybridge
Contagious Agalactia

Paul Nicoletti, DVM, MS, DACVPM

Author

Professor Emeritus, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida
Brucellosis in Large Animals; Brucellosis in Dogs

Jerome C. Nietfield, DVM, PhD, DACVP

Author

Professor, Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University
Intestinal Chlamydial Infections; Abortion in Large Animals

Joeke Nijboer, PhD

Author

Nutritionist, Rotterdam Zoo
Nutrition: Exotic and Zoo Animals

Robert A. Norton, MS, PhD

Author

Professor, Department of Poultry Science, Auburn University
Helminthiasis

Mark J. Novotny, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVCP

Author

Senior Principal Scientist, Metabolism and Safety, Veterinary Medicine Research and Development, Pfizer Animal Health
Systemic Pharmacotherapeutics of the Cardiovascular System

Frederick W. Oehme, DVM, PhD

Author

Professor of Toxicology, Pathobiology, Medicine and Physiology, Comparative Toxicology Laboratories, Kansas State University
Rodenticide Poisoning

Garrett R. Oetzel, DVM, MS

Author

Associate Professor, Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Diseases of the Ruminant Forestomach

Gary D. Osweiler, DVM, MS, PhD, DABVT

Author

Professor, Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University
Mycotoxicoses; Coal-Tar Poisoning; Petroleum Product Poisoning

Raul E. Otalora, DVM

Author

Production Manager/Veterinarian, Quail International, Inc.
Ulcerative Enteritis

Chris Oura, MSc, PhD, MRCVS

Author

Head of the Non-Vesicular Reference Laboratories, Pirbright Laboratory, Institute for Animal Health
African Swine Fever

Rebecca A. Packer, MS, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology)

Author

Assistant Professor, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, and Department of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University
Congenital and Inherited Anomalies of the Nervous System

David J. Paton, MA, VetMB, PhD, MRCVS

Author

Director of Science, Pirbright Laboratory, Institute for Animal Health
Swine Vesicular Disease; Vesicular Exanthema of Swine

Sharon Patton, MS, PhD

Author

Professor of Parasitology, Department of Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee
Amebiasis; Giardiasis

Maurice B. Pensaert, DVM, MS, PhD

Author

Emeritus Professor of Animal Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University
Hemagglutinating Encephalomyelitis

Andrew S. Peregrine, BVMS, PhD, DVM, DEVPC

Author

Associate Professor, Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
Gastrointestinal Parasites of Small Animals

Tilden Wayne Perry, BEd, BS, MS, PhD

Author

Emeritus Professor of Animal Nutrition, Purdue University
Nutrition: Cattle

Donald Peter, DVM, MS, DACT

Author

Veterinarian/Owner, Frontier Genetics
Bovine Genital Campylobacteriosis; Equine Coital Exanthema

Mark E. Peterson, DVM, DACVIM

Author

Director, Animal Endocrine Clinic
The Thyroid Gland; The Parathyroid Glands and Disorders of Calcium Metabolism

James R. Philips, PhD

Author

Associate Professor of Science, Math/Science Division, Babson College
Ectoparasites; Air Sac Mite

Carlos R. F. Pinto, MedVet, PhD, DACT

Author

Associate Professor, Theriogenology and Reproductive Medicine, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University
Embryo Transfer in Farm Animals

Robert E. Porter, DVM, PhD, DACVP, DACPV

Author

Clinical Professor, Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota
Perirenal Hemorrhage Syndrome of Turkeys

Karen W. Post, DVM, MS, DACVM

Author

Director of Laboratories, North Carolina Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory System, Consumer Services, Rollins Animal Disease, Diagnostic Laboratory
Diagnostic Procedures for the Private Practice Laboratory

D. G. Pugh, DVM, MS, DACT, DACVN

Author

Veterinarian,
Nutrition: Goats; Nutrition: Sheep

Darryl Ragland, DVM, PhD

Author

Associate Professor, Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University
Lymphadenitis and Lymphangitis; Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae Infection; Streptococcal Infections in Pigs; Biosecurity

Sarah L. Ralston, VMD, PhD, DACVN

Author

Associate Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University
Nutrition: Horses

John F. Randolph, DVM, DACVIM

Author

Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
Erythrocytosis and Polycythemia

Silke Rautenschlein, DVM, PhD

Author

Professor, Clinic for Poultry, University of Veterinary Medicine-Hannover
Avian Metapneumovirus

Willie M. Reed, DVM, PhD

Author

Dean, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University
Turkey Viral Hepatitis; Quail Bronchitis

Philip T. Reeves, BVSc, PhD, FACVSc

Reviewer

Principal Scientist, Residues and Veterinary Medicines, Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
Pharmacology Introduction

Hugh W. Reid, MBE, BVM&S, DTVM, PhD, MRCVS

Author

, Moredun Research Institute
Louping Ill

Douglas J. Reinemann, PhD

Author

Professor, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, College of Agricultural & Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Stray Voltage in Animal Housing

Christopher D. Reinhardt, MS, PhD

Author

Assistant Professor, Extension Feedlot Specialist, Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University
Growth Promotants and Production Enhancers

Petra Reinhold, DVM, PhD

Author

, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health
Chlamydial Pneumonia

Márcio Garcio Ribeiro, DVM, PhD

Author

Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases of Domestic Animals, Department of Veterinary Hygiene and Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Sao Paulo State University-UNESP
Nocardiosis

Franklin Riet-Correa, MSc, PhD

Author

Professor, Veterinary Hospital, Federal University of Campina Grande
Cattle Grubs

Carlos A. Risco, DVM, DACT

Author

Professor, Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida
Cystic Ovary Disease; Management of Reproduction: Cattle

Narda G. Robinson, DO, DVM, MS, FAAMA

Author

Director, Center for Comparative and Integrative Pain Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University
Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine

Allan Roepstorff, DSc, PhD, MSc

Author

Associate Professor, Department of Disease Biology, Danish Centre for Experimental Parasitology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen
Gastrointestinal Parasites of Pigs

Barton W. Rohrbach, VMD, MPH, DACVPM

Author

Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Medicine, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Tennessee
Q Fever; Tularemia

A. Gregorio Rosales, DVM, MS, PhD, DACPV

Author

Vice President of Veterinary Services, Aviagen Inc.
Disorders of the Reproductive System

Robert C. Rosenthal, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Small Animal, Oncology), DACVR (Radiation Oncology)

Author

SouthPaws Veterinary Referral Center
Neuroendocrine Tissue Tumors; Mammary Tumors

James A. Roth, DVM, PhD, DACVM

Author

Distinguished Professor and Director, Center for Food Security and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University
Zoonoses

Stanley I. Rubin, DVM, MS, DACVIM

Author

Staff Internist, Southern Arizona Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center
Digestive System Introduction; Diseases of the Rectum and Anus

Pamela L. Ruegg, DVM, MPVM, DABVP (Dairy)

Author

Professor, Department of Dairy Science, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Udder Diseases

Charles E. Rupprecht, VMD, MS, PhD

Author

Chief, Rabies Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rabies

Bonnie R. Rush, DVM, MS, DACVIM

Author

Professor, Equine Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University
Respiratory Diseases of Horses

Y. M. Saif, DVM, PhD

Author

Professor and Head, Food Animal Health Research Program, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Ohio State University
Rotaviral Infections in Chickens, Turkeys, and Pheasants; Infectious Bursal Disease

Jean E. Sander, DVM, MAM, DACPV

Author

Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University
Disposal of Carcasses and Disinfection of Premises; Candidiasis; Omphalitis

Sherry Lynn Sanderson, BS, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVN

Author

Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia
Urinary System Introduction; Nutrition: Small Animals

Donald C. Sawyer, DVM, PhD

Author

Professor Emeritus, Michigan State University
Malignant Hyperthermia

Charles M. Scanlan, DVM, PhD

Author

Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University
Meat Inspection

Karel A. Schat, DVM, PhD

Author

Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
Chicken Anemia Virus Infection

David G. Schmitz, DVM, MS, DACVIM

Author

Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University
Cantharidin Poisoning

Norman R. Schneider, DVM, MSc, DABVT

Author

Veterinary Toxicologist, University of Nebraska
Cyanide Poisoning; Nonprotein Nitrogen Poisoning; Nitrate and Nitrite Poisoning; Gossypol Poisoning

Thomas Schubert, DVM, DACVIM, DABVP

Author

Clinical Professor and Chief of Neurology Service, Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida
Nervous System Introduction; Facial Paralysis; Limb Paralysis

James Schumacher, DVM, MS, DACVS, MRCVS

Author

Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Tennessee
Lameness in Horses

John Schumacher, DVM, MS, DACVS, MRCVS

Author

Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University
Lameness in Horses

Philip R. Scott, BVM&S, MPhil, DVM&S, DSHP,DECBHM, FHEA, FRCVS

Author

, Royal School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh
Listeriosis; Contagious Ecthyma; Ulcerative Dermatosis of Sheep

Joaquim Segalés, DVM, PhD, DECVP, DECPHM

Author

Facultat de Veterinària, Departament de Sanitat i d' Anatomia Animals and Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animals (CReSA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Glässer's Disease; Porcine Circovirus Diseases

Debra C. Sellon, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

Author

Professor, Equine Medicine, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University
Equine Infectious Anemia

Susan D. Semrad, VMD, PhD, DACVIM

Author

Associate Professor, Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin
Hepatic Disease in Large Animals; Malassimilation Syndromes in Large Animals

Patricia L. Sertich, MS, VMD, DACT

Author

Associate Professor-Clinical Educator, School of Veterinary Medicine, New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania
Management of Reproduction: Horses

Linda Shell, DVM, DACVIM-Neurology

Author

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Systemic Pharmacotherapeutics of the Nervous System

David M. Sherman, DVM, MS, DACVIM

Author

Clinical Associate Professor, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University
Lameness in Goats; Health-Management Interaction: Goats

Michael Shipstone, BVSc, FACVSc, DACVD

Author

, Queensland Veterinary Specialists
Systemic Pharmacotherapeutics of the Integumentary System

H. L. Shivaprasad, BVSc, MS, PhD, DACPV

Author

Professor, California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System-Tulare, University of California
Hemorrhagic Enteritis/Marble Spleen Disease

Elizabeth A. Shull, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology), DACVB

Author

Owner, Appalachian Veterinary Specialists
Euthanasia

Wayne Simpson, MSc (Microbiology), Bhort Sc, Dhort

Author

Research Associate, Endophyte Mycology, Forage Improvement Section, AgResearch Limited
Ryegrass Toxicity

Geof W. Smith, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM

Reviewer

Associate Professor of Ruminant Medicine, Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University
Actinobacillosis; Actinomycosis

Roger K. W. Smith, MA, VetMB, PhD, DEO, DECVS, MRCVS

Reviewer

Professor of Equine Orthopaedics, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College
Lameness in Horses

Stephen A. Smith, DVM, PhD

Author

Professor of Aquatic, Wildlife and Exotic Animal Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech
Aquaculture Systems

Anna Rovid Spickler, DVM, PhD

Author

Veterinary Specialist, Center for Food Security and Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University
Zoonoses

Sharon J. Spier, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

Author

Professor, Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California
Lymphadenitis and Lymphangitis; Disorders of Calcium Metabolism

Richard A. Squires, BVSc (Hons), PhD, DVR, DACVIM, DECVIM-CA, MRCVS

Author

Head of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, James Cook University
Feline Panleukopenia

Henry R. Stämpfli, DVM, DrMedVet, DACVIM

Author

Professor, Large Animal Medicine, Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
Clostridial Diseases

Bryan L. Stegelmeier, DVM, PhD, DACVP

Author

Veterinary Pathologist, Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS
Bracken Fern Poisoning; Sweet Clover Poisoning

Jörg M. Steiner, DrMedVet, PhD, DACVIM, DECVIM-CA

Author

Associate Professor and Director, Gastrointestinal Laboratory, Texas A&M University
The Exocrine Pancreas; Diagnostic Procedures for the Private Practice Laboratory

Allison A. Stewart, DVM, MS, DACVS

Author

Assistant Professor of Equine Surgery, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois
Musculoskeletal System Introduction

Allison J. Stewart, BVSC (Hons), MS, DACVIM-LA, DACVECC

Author

Associate Professor of Equine Internal Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, John Thomas Vaughan Large Animal Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University
Intestinal Diseases in Horses and Foals; Disorders of Magnesium Metabolism

Michael K. Stoskopf, DVM, PhD, DACZM

Author

Professor of Wildlife and Aquatic Health, Director of the Environmental Medicine Consortium, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University
Marine Mammals

George M. Strain, PhD

Author

Professor of Neuroscience, Comparative Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University
Deafness

Reinhard K. Straubinger, DrMedVetHabil, PhD

Author

Professor and Head for Bacteriology and Mycology, Institute for Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, LMU
Lyme Borreliosis

Bert E. Stromberg, PhD

Author

Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota
Trichinellosis; Infectious Diseases of the Urinary System in Large Animals

David E. Swayne, DVM, PhD, DACVP, DACPV

Author

Laboratory Director, USDA-ARS, Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory
Newcastle Disease and Other Paramyxovirus Infections; Avian Influenza

Thomas W. Swerczek, DVM, PhD

Author

Professor, Department of Veterinary Science, University of Kentucky
Tyzzer's Disease

Jane E. Sykes, BVSc (Hons), PhD, DACVIM

Author

Professor of Small Animal Medicine, Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California
Blood Parasites; Chlamydial Conjunctivitis

Joseph Taboada, DVM, DACVIM

Author

Professor and Associate Dean, Office of Student and Academic Affairs, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University
Fungal Infections

Jaime Tarigo, DVM, DACVP

Author

, Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University
Blood Parasites

Marcel Taverne, PhD

Author

Emeritus Professor of Fœtal and Perinatal Biology, Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University
Pseudopregnancy in Goats

Mike A. Taylor, BVMS, PhD, MRCVS, DEVPC, DECSRHM, CBiol, MSB

Author

Veterinary Consultant, Wildlife and Emerging Disease Programme, Food and Environment Research Agency
Ectoparasiticides

Stuart M. Taylor, PhD, BVMS, MRCVS, DECVP

Author

VetPar Services
Fluke Infections in Ruminants; Lungworm Infection

William Taylor,

Author

Consultant, Angmering
Peste des Petits Ruminants; Rinderpest

Brett Tennent-Brown, BVSc, MS, DACVIM, DACVECC

Author

Assistant Professor, Large Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy

Charles O. Thoen, DVM, PhD

Author

Professor, Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University
Tuberculosis and other Mycobacterial Infections; Tuberculosis

William B. Thomas, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology)

Author

Professor, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Tennessee
Diseases of the Peripheral Nerve and Neuromuscular Junction; Diseases of the Spinal Column and Cord

Larry J. Thompson, DVM, PhD, DABVT

Author

Senior Research Scientist, Nestlé Purina PetCare Company
Salt Toxicity

Barry H. Thorp, BVMS, PhD, MRCVS

Author

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Disorders of the Skeletal System

John F. Timoney, MVB, PhD, Dsc, MRCVS

Author

Keeneland Chair of Infectious Diseases, Gluck Equine Research Center, Department of Veterinary Science, University of Kentucky
Glanders

Peter J. Timoney, MVB, MS, PhD, FRCVS

Author

Frederick Van Lennep Chair in Equine Veterinary Science, Gluck Equine Research Center, Department of Veterinary Science, College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky
Equine Viral Arteritis

Ian Tizard, BVMS, PhD, DACVM

Author

Professor of Immunology and Richard M. Schubot Professor of Exotic Bird Health, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University
Amyloidosis; The Biology of the Immune System; Immunologic Diseases; Vaccination of Exotic Mammals; Vaccines and Immunotherapy

Susan J. Tornquist, DVM, PhD, DACVP

Author

Professor and Associate Dean for Student and Academic Affairs, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University
Diagnostic Procedures for the Private Practice Laboratory

Sheila Torres, DVM, PhD, DACVD

Author

Associate Professor, Dermatology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota
Diseases of the Pinna

Pierre-Louis Toutain, DVM, PhD, DECVPT

Author

Professor, Ecole Nationale Veterinaire de Toulouse
Anti-Inflammatory Agents

Josie L. Traub-Dargatz, DVM, MS, DACVIM

Author

Professor, Population Health, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and the Animal Population Health Institute, Colorado State University
Vesicular Stomatitis

Robert Tremblay, DVM, DVSc, DACVIM

Author

Bovine/Equine Specialist, Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd
Management and Nutrition Introduction

Deoki N. Tripathy, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVM, DACPV

Author

Professor Emeritus, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois
Fowlpox

Jeffrey W. Tyler, DVM, MPVM, PhD,Deceased

Author

Concentration Area Director, Veterinary Public Health, Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, University of Missouri
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Chronic Wasting Disease

Wendy E. Vaala, VMD, DACVIM

Author

Senior Equine Technical Service Veterinarian, Merck Animal Health
Health-Management Interaction: Horses

Stephanie J. Valberg, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

Author

Professor, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota
Myopathies in Ruminants and Pigs; Myopathies in Horses

Arnaud J. Van Wettere, DVM, MS, DACVP

Author

, Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University
Bloodborne Organisms; Avian Chlamydiosis; Myopathies

Jozef Vercruysse, DVM, DEVPC

Author

Professor, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University
Blood Parasites; Anthelmintics

Alice Villalobos, DVM, DPNAP

Author

Director, Animal Oncology Consultation Service
Director, Pawspice
Tumors of the Skin and Soft Tissues

Pedro Villegas, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVM, DACPV

Author

Professor Emeritus, Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia
Inclusion Body Hepatitis/Hydropericardium Syndrome; Egg Drop Syndrome; Infectious Bronchitis

Stephan W. Vogel, BVSc (Hons)

Author

, Ridge Animal Hospital
Heartwater

Melissa S. Wallace, DVM, DACVIM

Author

Regional Medical Director (MN, WI, IL, MO), VCA Animal Hospitals
Infectious Diseases of the Urinary System in Small Animals

Patricia Walters, VMD, DACVIM, DACVECC

Author

New, New England Animal Medical Center
Diseases of the Esophagus in Small Animals

Craig B. Webb, PhD, DVM, DACVIM

Author

Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Colorado State University
Vomiting

Glade Weiser, DVM, DACVP

Author

Clinical Pathologist, Heska Corporation
Professor, Department of MIP, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
Leukocyte Disorders

Nick Whelan, BSc, BVSc, MVSc, MACVSc, DACVCP, DACVO

Author

Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
Systemic Pharmacotherapeutics of the Eye

Brent R. Whitaker, MS, DVM

Author

Deputy Executive Director of Biological Programs, National Aquarium
Amphibians

Trevor J. Whitbread, BSc, BVSc, MRCVS, DECVP

Author

Abbey Veterinary Services
Diagnostic Procedures for the Private Practice Laboratory

Patricia D. White, DVM, MS, DACVD

Author

Atlanta Veterinary Skin & Allergy Clinic
Otitis Externa; Atopic Dermatitis

Stephen D. White, DVM, DACVD

Author

Professor and Chief of Service, Dermatology, Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital; Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
Food Allergy; Urticaria; Eosinophilic Granuloma Complex; Miscellaneous Systemic Dermatoses; Nasal Dermatoses of Dogs; Saddle Sores; Seborrhea

Chris Whitton, BVSc, FACVSc, PhD

Author

Associate Professor, Equine Centre, University of Melbourne
Lameness in Horses

Mark L. Wickstrom, DVM, MS, PhD

Author

Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
Antiseptics and Disinfectants

Bo Wiinberg, DVM, PhD

Author

Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen
Hemostatic Disorders

Pamela Anne Wilkins, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM-LA, DACVECC

Author

Professor of Equine Internal Medicine and Emergency/Critical Care, Section Head, Chief of Service Equine Medicine and Surgery, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois
Equine Emergency Medicine

Lisa H. Williamson, DVM, MS, DACVIM

Author

Associate Professor of Large Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia
Lymphadenitis and Lymphangitis

Kevin P. Winkler, DVM, DACVS

Author

Surgeon, Georgia Veterinary Specialists
Wound Management

Thomas Wittek, PD DrMedVetHabil, DECBHM, MRCVS

Author

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Scottish Centre for Production Animal Health and Food Safety, University of Glasgow
Peritonitis

Zerai Woldehiwet, DVM, PhD, DAgric, MRCVS

Author

Reader in Infectious Diseases, Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Liverpool
Tickborne Fever; Tick Pyemia

Peter R. Woolcock, BSc, MSc, PhD

Author

Professor Clinical Diagnostic Virology, California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
Duck Viral Hepatitis

Last full review/revision May 2012

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