BOVINE RESPIRATORY DISEASE

1. Introduction
2. Aetiopathogenesis
3. Diagnosis
4. Treatment and prevention
5. Resolution of clinical cases: practical examples

This book is a comprehensive review of the Bovine RespiratoryDisease (BRD), a condition that causes significant economic losses on cattle farms. It is divided into five chapters, in which important aspects such as epidemiology, predisposing factors, main pathogens involved, diagnosis, prophylaxis and treatment of the disease, among other specificities, are addressed. One of the chapters is a compilation of actual clinical cases. Thanks to the authors broad experience in the fields of research and education, this work contains updated information about this disease, whose scientific validity has been established, and is written in a structured way, with a clear didactic style that makes it easy to read. An indispensable book for all the veterinary professionals whose work focuses on cattle.

Autores
• Juan Vicente González Martín. PhD in Veterinary Medicine (2003) from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Com-plutenseUniversity, Madrid, with a diploma from the European College of Bovine Health Management (2004). He is also Professor of Animal Medicine and Surgery at the Faculty of VeterinaryMedicine of the Complutense University, Madrid. He is the manager of TRIAL-VET, a veterinaryconsultancy and research organisation, and one of the founder partners of the SpanishAssociation of Specialists in Bovine Medicine (ANEMBE).Throughout his professional career, he has conducted several studies focused on the bovine sector. He has authored numerous scientificarticles as well as several books, and is a frequent speaker at congresses, courses and seminars on ruminants
• Natividad Pérez Villalobos. PhD in Veterinary Medicine (2015) from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Com-plutenseUniversity, Madrid. She obtained her Master’s degree in clinical trials from the University of Seville, and has completed several courses on management and project management. Currently a esearcher and clinical trial supervisor at TRIALVET, a veteri-nary consultancy and researchorganisation, she also works as a translator and writer for the ANEMBE bulletin, and collaborateswith the Department of Animal Medicine and Sur-gery at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of theComplutense University, Madrid. She has authored numerous scientific articles and books, and has collaborated and participated as a speaker in various congresses, courses and seminars.