Colour Atlas of Poultry Pathology and Meat Inspection

This book, "Colour Atlas of Poultry Pathology and Meat Inspection", is a collection of illustrations of pathology found at the time of antemortem and postmortem examinations of poultry. In total there are 524 illustrations in 15 chapters. 11 chapters are grouped in systems according to the most significant lesions found in these systems. The last four chapters include poultry neoplasms, hazards of meat, diseases of ratites, rabbit pathology and meat inspection. This work offers a North American perspective of poultry diseases and conditions found in abattoirs. The majority of illustrations of poultry pathology in this book have been selected from 6-8 week old broiler chickens slaughtered in Ontario abattoirs. Other species of poultry include fowl, turkey, ducks and geese. In some cases post mortem lesions are supported by histological and bacteriological examinations. This book will provide all personnel engaged in meat inspection, including veterinarians and inspectors of both the provincial and federal governments in Canada, with ongoing reference of poultry and rabbit pathology and diseases. In most cases, two colour illustrations appear on one page in order to better project a visual image of the displayed lesions for inspectional staff. With this way of presentation, inspectional staff will be able to better associate the displayed color text lesions with actual lesions on the postmortem examination. More emphasis has been placed on the disposition of bird carcasses. This work will assist the inspectional staff to better diagnose pathological lesions of poultry, and consequently to perform more accurate postmortem dispositions of bird carcasses and viscera. Veterinarians in large animal and poultry practices and students of veterinary and agricultural colleges will benefit from the use of this high-quality educational and reference tool for daily work activity and course requirements.