• Learn to treat allergic diseases in animals using the latest protocols, procedures, and studies! Allergies and Hypersensitivity Disease in Animals provides an all-in-one review of allergic diseases in dogs, cats, horses, and livestock species. Addressing this growing problem, the book covers key topics such as signs of allergies and hypersensitivity disease, the route by which antigens enter the body, the major mediators of allergies, allergic reactions including anaphylaxis and atopic and contact dermatitis, and diagnosis and treatment. Written by noted veterinary author Ian R. Tizard, this evidence-based reference includes an enhanced eBook with print purchase, with access to a fully searchable version of the text available on a variety of devices. It’s a must-have for every veterinary practice!


    Key Features

    • Advanced immunology reference highlights the essential topics relating to veterinary allergies and hypersensitivity.
    • Comprehensive coverage provides a single-source review of allergic diseases in dogs, cats, horses and livestock species.
    • Clear guidelines are provided for treatment protocols and diagnostic procedures, all based on the latest pathogenesis studies.
    • Expert author Ian R. Tizard is a well-established veterinary writer who is world-renowned on the topic of vaccinations, immunology, and allergies in veterinary medicine.
    • Consistent organization for each chapter – Introduction, Pathogenesis, Allergens, Clinical Disease, Diagnosis, and Treatment – supports evidence-based veterinary care.
    • Basic science chapters are useful for exam review and as clinical companion resources.
    • Enhanced eBook provides access to a fully searchable version of the entire text, making it available on a variety of devices, and is included with each new print purchase.
    • Cover image
    • Title page
    • Table of Contents
    • Copyright
    • Dedication
    • Acknowledgments
    • Preface
    • List of Tables
    • List of Illustrations
    • Section 1. Basic Science
    • 1. The immune system and the defense of the body
    • Innate immunity
    • Adaptive immunity
    • Suggested reading
    • 2. Type 2 immune responses
    • Dendritic cells
    • Helper T cells
    • Regulatory T cells
    • Innate lymphoid cells
    • Type 2 responses
    • B cell responses
    • Immunoglobulin E
    • Suggested reading
    • 3. Mast cells
    • Life history
    • Structure
    • Location
    • Receptors
    • Secretory granules
    • Degranulation
    • Non-IgE-mediated degranulation
    • Late-phase responses
    • Suggested reading
    • 4. Eosinophils and basophils
    • Eosinophils
    • Basophils
    • Suggested reading
    • 5. The mediators of inflammation and allergy
    • Inflammatory mediators
    • Cytokines
    • Suggested reading
    • 6. The itch-scratch cycle
    • Itch sensation
    • Itch mediators
    • Non-histaminergic itch
    • Cells involved
    • Scratching
    • Suggested reading
    • 7. The hygiene hypothesis
    • The hygiene hypothesis
    • The intestinal microbiota
    • Microbial immunosuppression
    • Dysbiosis
    • Skin microbiota
    • Respiratory microbiota
    • Helminth parasites
    • Suggested reading
    • Section 2. Allergic Diseases
    • 8. Anaphylaxis
    • IgE-dependent anaphylaxis
    • Non-IgE-mediated anaphylaxis
    • Domestic mammal anaphylaxis
    • Suggested readings
    • 9. Atopic dermatitis
    • Introduction
    • Predisposing conditions
    • Allergic inflammation
    • Pathogenesis
    • Clinical disease
    • Feline atopic skin syndrome
    • Suggested readings
    • 10. Malassezia and staphylococci
    • Malassezia
    • Staphylococci
    • Suggested readings
    • 11. Allergies in the gastrointestinal tract
    • The fate of foods
    • Food allergic animals
    • Milk allergy in cattle
    • Parasite “self-cure”
    • Suggested readings
    • 12. Allergies to arthropods
    • Chitin responses
    • Inhalant allergies
    • Allergies to insect venoms
    • Suggested readings
    • 13. Allergic respiratory disease
    • Asthma in humans
    • Respiratory allergies in animals
    • Suggested readings
    • 14. Drug allergies
    • Allergic responses
    • Immune receptor interactions
    • Pseudoallergic reactions
    • Some specific drugs
    • Management
    • Suggested readings
    • 15. Allergies to vaccines
    • Type I hypersensitivities
    • Type II hypersensitivities
    • Type III hypersensitivities
    • Type IV reactions
    • Suggested readings
    • Section 3. Treatments
    • 16. Allergen-specific immunotherapy
    • The science of immunotherapy
    • Suggested readings
    • 17. Drug therapy
    • Inhibition of mast cell products
    • Epidermal barrier dysfunction
    • Other treatments
    • Biological therapy
    • Suggested readings
    • Section 4. Other Hypersensitivities
    • 18. Type III hypersensitivity diseases
    • Pathogenesis
    • Suggested reading
    • 19. Selected type IV hypersensitivities
    • Cutaneous basophil hypersensitivity
    • Contact dermatitis
    • Canine contact dermatitis
    • Suggested reading
    • 20. Diagnostic assays
    • In vitro assays
    • In vivo assays
    • Suggested reading
    • 21. Allergies in veterinarians
    • Allergens
    • Specific environments
    • Veterinarians
    • Pathogenesis
    • Specific immunotherapy
    • Suggested reading
    • Abbreviations and acronyms
    • Index

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  • Ian Tizard

    Dr. Ian R. Tizard is University Distinguished Professor of Immunology Emeritus at Texas A&M University (TAMU). He earned his Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery and Bachelor of Science in Pathology from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and obtained his PhD in immunology from the University of Cambridge. After completing his studies, Dr. Tizard became a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Guelph, where he was awarded an honorary DSc in 2012 and he remained there as a professor until 1982 when he moved to TAMU. From 1999 until his retirement in 2017, Dr. Tizard had been the Richard M. Schubot Chair in Exotic Bird Health at the Schubot Exotic Bird Health Center, where he was a leader in the research of proventricular dilatation disease and avian bornavirus infection. He has authored the standard textbook on veterinary immunology since 1977, which is now in its 10th Edition and has been translated into eight languages. Dr. Tizard has taught immunology and “Great Diseases” for about 25 years.

    Affiliations and Expertise

    University Distinguished Professor of Immunology Emeritus, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

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