Introduction to veterinary epidemiology

The book follows the necessary steps involved in planning, conducting and analyzing an epidemiological study. These steps include establishing the objective and hypothesis, defining risk factors and o This book provides the basics of veterinary epidemiology to the undergraduate and graduate students. The outline of the book follows the necessary steps involved in planning, conducting and analyzing an epidemiological study. These steps include establishing the objective and hypothesis, defining risk factors and outcome, selecting study design, determining relevant measures of disease frequency, association and effect, sample size considerations, conducting the study, managing the data in databases and analyzing the data. The book takes off in the basic concepts and theories of veterinary epidemiology and includes a solid introduction to data with respect to nature, management and analysis.