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Veterinary Immunology

  • 11th Edition - September 12, 2024
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Ian R. Tizard
  • Language: English

**Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® in Veterinary Medicine**Exploring the immunologic concerns of both large and small animals, Veterinary Immunology, 11th Edition is… Read more

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**Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® in Veterinary Medicine**

Exploring the immunologic concerns of both large and small animals, Veterinary Immunology, 11th Edition is the only complete resource on immunology for veterinary practitioners. This new edition has been meticulously updated to continue its trend of incorporating the latest advances and topics in the field. It features a straightforward presentation of basic immunologic principles along with thorough and timely information on the most significant immunologic diseases and responses seen in domestic animals. Vibrant images and wealth of clinical examples give you a better understanding of complex topics and concepts and how they come in to play during professional practice.

Key features

  • NEW! Completely updated content covers the latest advances and topics in veterinary immunology, including cutting-edge information on drugs for the immune system, antibodies, vaccines, cancer immunology, and much more
  • NEW! Enhanced ebook version, included with every new print purchase, features flashcards and enhanced animations, plus access to all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
  • Comprehensive coverage clearly explains the general principles of immunology and provides information on the most significant immunologic diseases and immunologic responses seen in domestic animals
  • A wealth of clinical examples show how principles are applied in the clinical setting

Table of contents

1. Surviving in a Microbial World

2. Innate Immunity: How to Detect Invaders

3. Humoral Innate Immunity: Inflammation

4. Humoral Innate Immunity: Antimicrobial Peptides

5. Humoral Innate Immunity: The Complement System

6. Cellular Innate Immunity: Leukocytes

7. Cellular Innate Immunity: Macrophages and Recovery from Inflammation

8. Sickness: The Body’s Innate Responses

9. How Immune Cells Communicate: Cytokines and Their Receptors

10. Antigens: Triggers of Adaptive Immunity

11. Dendritic Cells, Antigen Processing, and Presentation

12. The Major Histocompatibility Complex

13. Lymphoid Organs: Their Structure and Functions

14. Lymphocytes

15. Helper T Cells: Diverse Responses to Antigens

16. B Cells and Their Response to Antigens

17. Antibodies: Soluble Antigen Receptors

18. How Antigen-Binding Receptors Are Made

19. T Cells and the Destruction of Intracellular Invaders

20. Innate Lymphoid Cells

21. Regulation of Adaptive Immunity

22. The Microbiota and the Immune System

23. Immunity on Body Surfaces

24. Immunity in the Fetus and Newborn

25. Vaccines and Their Production

26. The Use of Vaccines

27. Immunity to Bacteria and Fungi

28. Immunity to Viruses

29. Immunity to Parasites

30. Mast Cell– and Eosinophil-Mediated Hypersensitivity

31. Selected Allergic Diseases

32. Red Cell Antigens and Antibody-Mediated Hypersensitivity

33. Immune Complexes and Neutrophil-Mediated Hypersensitivity

34. T Cell–Mediated Hypersensitivities

35. Organ Graft Rejection and Pregnancy

36. Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy

37. Autoimmune Diseases and the Loss of Tolerance

38. Selected Organ-Specific Autoimmune Diseases

39. Selected Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases

40. Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases

41. Secondary Immunological Defects

42. Drugs and Other Agents That Affect the Immune System

43. Immunodiagnostic Methods

Appendix

1. Selected CD Molecules

2. Some Selected Cytokines

3. Some Important Abbreviations

Review quotes

"Beginning with the smallest molecules of innate immunity, progressing through the intricacies of adaptive immunity, and finishing with the complexities of major immune responses, this book covers a broad topic with a high degree of detail in a clear and concise manner. The accompanying diagrams enhance the text, often simplifying yet supporting the written words simultaneously.... delivers on its promise to teach basic immunology to veterinary students while filling in the educational gaps experienced by graduate veterinarians in such a rapidly changing world.... The chapters are reasonable in length, and the text is broken up at opportune moments by the colorful and concise, albeit sometimes abstract, diagrams and charts.... This book has once again earned its position as required reading for veterinary students and graduates who plan to practice in the clinical environment or who require a solid base of knowledge before digging more deeply into the study of the immune system." ©Doody's Book Review Service, 2025, Stephanie Rose Bruner, DVM (University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital) Doody's Score: 96, 4 Stars!

Product details

  • Edition: 11
  • Latest edition
  • Published: December 31, 2024
  • Language: English

About the author

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Ian R. Tizard

Ian R. Tizard, BVMS, BSc, PhD, DSc (Hons), DACVM, is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists and a University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Immunology, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, The Texas Veterinary Medical Center at Texas A &M University (TAMU), College Station, Texas, USA. Dr. Tizard earned his Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1965. He then completed a Bachelor of Science in Pathology and a PhD in Immunology. After completing his studies, Dr. Tizard became a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Guelph, where he remained as a professor until 1982 when he moved to TAMU. Dr. Tizard wrote the first standardized textbook on Veterinary Immunology in 1977. This text, now in its 11th edition, is used worldwide, and has played a major role in establishing Immunology among the key disciplines.

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