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Author:   Ian R. Tizard, BVMS, PhD, ACVM (Hons), DSc (Hons) (University Distinguished Professor of Immunology Emeritus, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Weight:   0.450kg
ISBN:  

9780443415357

ISBN 10:   0443415358
Pages:   602
Publication Date:   28 October 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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1. The Evolution and Domestication of the Pig 2. Piglet Ontogeny, Reproduction, and Lactation 3. Innate Immunity in the Pig 4. The Hematology of the Pig 5. The Porcine Sickness Response 6. Porcine Cytokines 7. Antigen Processing Cells 8. The Lymphoid Organs of the Pig 9. SLA -The Porcine Major Histocompatibility Complex 10. Porcine Innate Lymphoid Cells 11. The Porcine B Cell System 12. The Porcine T Cell System 13. Immunity on Pig Body Surfaces 14. The Microbiota and the Pig Immune System 15. Porcine Vaccines and Vaccination 16. Immunity to Selected Bacterial Diseases of Pigs 17. Immunity to Selected Viral Diseases of Pigs 18. Immunity to Selected Porcine Parasites 19. Porcine Anaphylaxis and Allergic Diseases 20. Immune Complex and Other Hypersensitivity Diseases 21. Porcine Autoimmune Diseases 22. Porcine Immunodeficiency Diseases 23. Pigs and Human Xenografts 24. Pig models of Human Cancers

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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.

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