This is an encyclopaedic dictionary which has been fully revised to take account of the latest changes and developments in the veterinary field. It includes case histories of diseases and the treatments available for them, the welfare, feeding, housing and breeding of farm livestock, together with their diseases and the preventative measures which can be taken. The dictionary will also be useful to owners of cats, dogs, hamsters, rabbits, reptiles and other pets. The many new entries range from accidental self-injection, Blue Ear disease of pigs, the European Community, identichip and ostrich farming. There are also revisions to existing entries such as the law and information on the health hazards facing veterinary surgeons, stockpersons and meat-handlers.