Application of quantitative methods in veterinary epidemiology /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Noordhuizen, Josephus Pieter Thérèse Maria
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Wageningen : Wageningen Pers, 2001.
Edition:Second revised reprint.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction ot epidemiology
  • Current areas of application of epidemiology and perspectives
  • Principles and methods of sampling in animal disease surveys
  • Measurement of disease frequency
  • Basics of observational studies
  • Multivariate analysis : logistic regression
  • Analysis of time at risk (survival) data
  • Veterinary clinical trials
  • The design and conduct of clinical trials
  • Introduction to theoretical epidemiology
  • Veterinary epidemiology and foodborne diseases
  • Hood hygiene : the example of salmonellosis
  • Applying HACCP principles to animal health care at farm level
  • Developments in meat inspection systems
  • Animal health and economics
  • An economist's view of animal disease
  • Economics in the veterinary domain : further dimensions
  • Economic aspects of the animal welfare issue
  • Analysis techniques commonly used in economics
  • Monitoring and surveillance systems (MOSS)
  • Design and operationalization
  • Cost-benefit analysis of a screening strategy for Salmonella enteritidis in poultry
  • Investigation of disease occurrence and disease control
  • Questionnaires for field surveys : design and conduct