In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Food Animal Practice, Guest Editor Jeffery R. Applegate brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Honey Bee Veterinary Medicine. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as Apiculture, Diseases of the Honey Bee, Population Medicine, Immunology, Nutrition, and more.
- Provides in-depth, reviews in Honey Bee Veterinary Medicine, providing actionable insights for veterinary practice.
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field; Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.
- Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including Pesticides and the Impact on Honey Bees; Practical Applications in Honey Bee Genetics; Foreign Pests and Diseases as Potential Threats to North American Apiculture; Honey Bee Welfare and Standards of Humane Euthanasia; and more.
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Table of Contents
Introduction to Apiculture (Apis mellifera)The Social Life of Honey Bees
Diseases and Pests of Honey Bees (Apis Mellifera)
Common Noninfectious Conditions of the Honey bees (Apis mellifera) Colony
Honey Bee Diagnostics
Registered Medicinal Products for Use in Honey Bees in the United States and Canada
Working with State and Provincial Apiary Programs to Manage Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Health
Epidemiology and Biosecurity for Veterinarians Working with Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) Health Considerations in Commercial Beekeeping
Honey Bee Nutrition
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Immunity
Practical Applications of Genomics in Managing Honey Bee Health
Foreign Pests as Potential Threats to North American Apiculture: Tropilaelaps mercedesae, Euvarroa spp, Vespa mandarinia, and Vespa velutina
Honey Bees: Disaster Preparedness and Response
Honey Bees and Humane Euthanasia
Authors
Jeffrey R. Applegate Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor ,Exotic Animal Medicine Service, North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine,Department of Clinical Sciences. Britteny Kyle President, Honey Bee Veterinary Consortium.
