Veterinary Toxicology
Basic and Clinical Principles
- 4th Edition - May 15, 2025
- Latest edition
- Editor: Ramesh C. Gupta
- Language: English
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Description
Description
Veterinary Toxicology: Basic and Clinical Principles, Fourth Edition is a unique single reference that provides a comprehensive overview on the basic principles of veterinary toxicology to any student at the DVM, MS, or PhD level while also continuing to serve as a clinical reference for practitioners. The book thoroughly updates toxicologists and advanced students on the newest approaches for diagnosing poisoning cases in all animals from chemicals, plants, and accidental or malicious intents. Many chapters are provided on topics not covered in any previous books, such as target organ toxicity, radiation and radioactive materials, FDA regulatory issues, and ethics in veterinary toxicology.
Completely revised and updated to include the most recent developments in the field animal toxins, toxicokinetics mechanism of action, toxicity, and treatment, this book is an essential resource for researchers, practicing veterinary toxicologists, advanced students in toxicology, poison control centers, as well as environmentalists, marine biologists, and animal scientists.
Completely revised and updated to include the most recent developments in the field animal toxins, toxicokinetics mechanism of action, toxicity, and treatment, this book is an essential resource for researchers, practicing veterinary toxicologists, advanced students in toxicology, poison control centers, as well as environmentalists, marine biologists, and animal scientists.
Key features
Key features
- Provides a complete, up-to-date, integrated source of information on toxins and poisons relating to animals
- Covers all important aspects of veterinary toxicology with completely updated and revised chapters
- Includes basic principles of key toxicology concepts as well as clinical applications and a list of major references for further reading
Readership
Readership
A valuable clinical reference for researchers in toxicology, practicing veterinary toxicologists, and poison control centers, its coverage of basic principles also makes it an ideal reference for advanced students entering the profession of veterinary toxicology.
Table of contents
Table of contents
Section I: General
1. Concepts in veterinary toxicology
2. Epidemiology of animal poisonings in the United States
3. Epidemiology of animal poisonings in Europe
4. Chemicals of Terrorism
5. Regulatory Considerations in Veterinary Toxicology
6. Regulatory aspects for the drugs and chemicals used in food-producing animals in the European Union
7. Toxicokinetics in Veterinary Toxicology
8. Toxicological testing: in vivo and in vitro models
9. Toxicoproteomics in diagnostic toxicology
Section II: Organ Toxicity
10. Nervous system toxicity
11. Respiratory toxicity
12. Cardiovascular toxicity
13. Liver toxicity
14. Renal toxicity
15. Reproductive toxicity and endocrine distruption
Section III: Nanoparticles and Radiation
16. Toxicity of nanoparticles
17. Ionizing radiation in veterinary medicine
18. Carcinogenesis: mechanisms and models
Section IV: Drugs of Use and Abuse
19. Toxicity of over-the-counter drugs
20. Toxicity of drugs of abuse
21. Cannabis/Hemp Toxicity
Section V: Metals and Micronutrients
22. Arsenic
23. Cadmium
24. Chromium, iodine, and phosphorus
25. Copper
26. Fluoride
27. Iron
28. Lead
29. Manganese
30. Mercury
31. Molybdenum
32. Selenium
33. Sodium chloride (salt)
34. Sulfur
35. Zinc
Section VI: Insecticides
36. Organophosphates and carbamates
37. Organochlorines
38. Pyrethrins and pyrethroids
39. Neonicotinoids
40. Amitraz
41. Fipronil
42. Macrocyclic lactone endectocides
Section VII: Herbicides and Fungicides
43. Toxicity of herbicides
44. Toxicity of fungicides
Section VIII: Rodenticides
45. Anticoagulant Rodenticides
46. Non-anticoagulant rodenticides
Section IX: Gases, Solvents, and Other Industrial Toxicants
47. Toxic gases and vapors
48. Alcohols and glycols
49. Petroleum
50. Polychlorinated biphenyls, polybrominated biphenyls, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, and polychlorinated dibenzofurans
51. Brominated flame retardants and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
Section X: Avian and Aquatic Toxicology
52. Avian toxicology
53. Aquatic toxicology
Section XI: Bacterial and Cyanobacterial Toxins
54. Botulinum neurotoxins
55. Enterotoxins
56. Cyanobacterial (blue-green algae) toxins
Section XII: Poisonous and Venomous Organisms
57. Terrestrial zootoxins
58. Honeybees (Apis mellifera) toxicology
Section XIII: Poisonous Plants
59. Poisonous plants of the United States
60. Poisonous plants of Europe
61. Poisonous plants of Australia and New Zealand
62. Cyanogenic Glycoside-Containing Plants
63. Nitrate and nitrite accumulating plants
64. Toxicity of yew (Taxus spp.) alkaloids
65. Mushroom toxins
66. Cottonseed toxicity
67. Phytoestrogens
Section XIV: Mycotoxins
68. Aflatoxins
69. Ergot and fescue toxicosis
70. Fumonisins
71. Ochratoxins and citrinin
72. Slaframine
73. Tremorgenic mycotoxins
74. Trichothecenes
75. Zearalenone
Section XV: Feed and Water Contaminants
76. Melamine and cyanuric acid
77. Ionophores
78. Nonprotein nitrogen (urea) and hyperammonemia
79. Water quality and contaminants
Section XVI: Analytical Toxicology
80. Analytical toxicology and sample submission requirements
Section XVII: Prevention and Treatment
81. Prevention and treatment of poisoning
1. Concepts in veterinary toxicology
2. Epidemiology of animal poisonings in the United States
3. Epidemiology of animal poisonings in Europe
4. Chemicals of Terrorism
5. Regulatory Considerations in Veterinary Toxicology
6. Regulatory aspects for the drugs and chemicals used in food-producing animals in the European Union
7. Toxicokinetics in Veterinary Toxicology
8. Toxicological testing: in vivo and in vitro models
9. Toxicoproteomics in diagnostic toxicology
Section II: Organ Toxicity
10. Nervous system toxicity
11. Respiratory toxicity
12. Cardiovascular toxicity
13. Liver toxicity
14. Renal toxicity
15. Reproductive toxicity and endocrine distruption
Section III: Nanoparticles and Radiation
16. Toxicity of nanoparticles
17. Ionizing radiation in veterinary medicine
18. Carcinogenesis: mechanisms and models
Section IV: Drugs of Use and Abuse
19. Toxicity of over-the-counter drugs
20. Toxicity of drugs of abuse
21. Cannabis/Hemp Toxicity
Section V: Metals and Micronutrients
22. Arsenic
23. Cadmium
24. Chromium, iodine, and phosphorus
25. Copper
26. Fluoride
27. Iron
28. Lead
29. Manganese
30. Mercury
31. Molybdenum
32. Selenium
33. Sodium chloride (salt)
34. Sulfur
35. Zinc
Section VI: Insecticides
36. Organophosphates and carbamates
37. Organochlorines
38. Pyrethrins and pyrethroids
39. Neonicotinoids
40. Amitraz
41. Fipronil
42. Macrocyclic lactone endectocides
Section VII: Herbicides and Fungicides
43. Toxicity of herbicides
44. Toxicity of fungicides
Section VIII: Rodenticides
45. Anticoagulant Rodenticides
46. Non-anticoagulant rodenticides
Section IX: Gases, Solvents, and Other Industrial Toxicants
47. Toxic gases and vapors
48. Alcohols and glycols
49. Petroleum
50. Polychlorinated biphenyls, polybrominated biphenyls, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, and polychlorinated dibenzofurans
51. Brominated flame retardants and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
Section X: Avian and Aquatic Toxicology
52. Avian toxicology
53. Aquatic toxicology
Section XI: Bacterial and Cyanobacterial Toxins
54. Botulinum neurotoxins
55. Enterotoxins
56. Cyanobacterial (blue-green algae) toxins
Section XII: Poisonous and Venomous Organisms
57. Terrestrial zootoxins
58. Honeybees (Apis mellifera) toxicology
Section XIII: Poisonous Plants
59. Poisonous plants of the United States
60. Poisonous plants of Europe
61. Poisonous plants of Australia and New Zealand
62. Cyanogenic Glycoside-Containing Plants
63. Nitrate and nitrite accumulating plants
64. Toxicity of yew (Taxus spp.) alkaloids
65. Mushroom toxins
66. Cottonseed toxicity
67. Phytoestrogens
Section XIV: Mycotoxins
68. Aflatoxins
69. Ergot and fescue toxicosis
70. Fumonisins
71. Ochratoxins and citrinin
72. Slaframine
73. Tremorgenic mycotoxins
74. Trichothecenes
75. Zearalenone
Section XV: Feed and Water Contaminants
76. Melamine and cyanuric acid
77. Ionophores
78. Nonprotein nitrogen (urea) and hyperammonemia
79. Water quality and contaminants
Section XVI: Analytical Toxicology
80. Analytical toxicology and sample submission requirements
Section XVII: Prevention and Treatment
81. Prevention and treatment of poisoning
Review quotes
Review quotes
"The current edition of this book includes both global and regional toxicological concerns and includes clinical correlations including differential diagnoses and practical foci of note. It contains 17 sections, establishing a logical and easy to reference approach to the material.... This text’s audience includes veterinary toxicologists, students, teachers, clinicians, nutritionists, animal health scientists, environmentalists, and attorneys, spanning various sectors including academia, government, industry, and environment. Its contributors are well versed in the topics at hand and present the material to these diverse audiences in a way that is accessible and easy to digest. This text covers basic and clinical principles of veterinary toxicology.... Overall, this text is very functional, user friendly, and thorough. It will certainly be a functional reference in my collection going forward and I recommend it as a resource for other professionals. I appreciate the global and regional foci as well as the extreme breadth of toxicologic principles discussed throughout the book." Review by Samantha Sander, DVM, Dipl. ACZM (University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine), ©Doody's Review Service, 2025.
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 4
- Latest edition
- Published: May 15, 2025
- Language: English
About the editor
About the editor
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Ramesh C. Gupta
Dr. Ramesh C. Gupta, Professor & Head of Toxicology Department at Murray State university, is engaged in experimental brain research in relation to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and pesticide toxicity. He has delivered lectures in Australia, Italy, Japan, Germany, France, Switzerland, Spain, Czech Republic, China, South Korea, and Sweden. He served the panels of NIH, CDC, NIOSH, and NAS. He has >350 publications to his credit, including seven major books with Elsevier: (1) Toxicology of Organophosphate and Carbamate Compounds, (2) Veterinary Toxicology: Basic and Clinical Principles, (3) Handbook of Toxicology of Chemical Warfare Agents, (4) Anticholinesterase Pesticides: Metabolism, Neurotoxicity, and Epidemiology, (5) Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology, (6) Biomarkers in Toxicology and (7) Neutraceuticals. He is recipient of Murray State University's distinguished researcher award of the year-2006. He is a diplomate of American Board of Toxicology, and fellow of American College of Toxicology, American College of Nutrition, and Academy of Toxicological Sciences.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Head, Toxicology Department, Breathitt Veterinary Center, Murray State University, Hopkinsville, KY, USAView book on ScienceDirect
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