Amazon.com description: Product Description: A broad perspective for professionals and students, synthesizing the considerable research over the past two or three decades into vaccinating not only livestock and pets, but also wildlife both to protect them and to keep diseases from spreading to domestic animals. After a historical introduction, the biology of vaccination is discussed in terms of antigens, the immune response, in vitro methods, the epidemiology of infections and parasitic infestations, a general description, and properties. A section on the life cycle of vaccines covers research and development, manufacturing and controls, and registration and marketing. Vaccines are then categorized according their mechanism and target species and antigens. Other topics include the technical basis, the need, the role, examples, regulatory aspects, and socio-economic and ethical aspects. Includes references for each section and an extensive glossary without pronunciation. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.