Veterinary Immunology

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.

"Beginning with the smallest molecules of innate immunity, progressing through the intricacies of adaptive immunity, and finishing with the complexities of major immune responses, this book covers a broad topic with a high degree of detail in a clear and concise manner. The accompanying diagrams enhance the text, often simplifying yet supporting the written words simultaneously.... delivers on its promise to teach basic immunology to veterinary students while filling in the educational gaps experienced by graduate veterinarians in such a rapidly changing world.... The chapters are reasonable in length, and the text is broken up at opportune moments by the colorful and concise, albeit sometimes abstract, diagrams and charts.... This book has once again earned its position as required reading for veterinary students and graduates who plan to practice in the clinical environment or who require a solid base of knowledge before digging more deeply into the study of the immune system." ©Doody's Book Review Service, 2025, Stephanie Rose Bruner, DVM (University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital) Doody's Score: 96, 4 Stars!

• 1. Surviving in a Microbial World2. Innate Immunity: How to Detect Invaders3. Humoral Innate Immunity: Inflammation4. Humoral Innate Immunity: Antimicrobial Peptides5. Humoral Innate Immunity: The Complement System6. Cellular Innate Immunity: Leukocytes7. Cellular Innate Immunity: Macrophages and Recovery from Inflammation8. Sickness: The Body’s Innate Responses9. How Immune Cells Communicate: Cytokines and Their Receptors10. Antigens: Triggers of Adaptive Immunity11. Dendritic Cells, Antigen Processing, and Presentation12. The Major Histocompatibility Complex13. Lymphoid Organs: Their Structure and Functions14. Lymphocytes15. Helper T Cells: Diverse Responses to Antigens16. B Cells and Their Response to Antigens17. Antibodies: Soluble Antigen Receptors18. How Antigen-Binding Receptors Are Made19. T Cells and the Destruction of Intracellular Invaders20. Innate Lymphoid Cells21. Regulation of Adaptive Immunity22. The Microbiota and the Immune System23. Immunity on Body Surfaces24. Immunity in the Fetus and Newborn25. Vaccines and Their Production26. The Use of Vaccines27. Immunity to Bacteria and Fungi28. Immunity to Viruses29. Immunity to Parasites30. Mast Cell- and Eosinophil-Mediated Hypersensitivity31. Selected Allergic Diseases32. Red Cell Antigens and Antibody-Mediated Hypersensitivity33. Immune Complexes and Neutrophil-Mediated Hypersensitivity34. T Cell-Mediated Hypersensitivities35. Organ Graft Rejection and Pregnancy36. Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy37. Autoimmune Diseases and the Loss of Tolerance38. Selected Organ-Specific Autoimmune Diseases39. Selected Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases40. Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases41. Secondary Immunological Defects42. Drugs and Other Agents That Affect the Immune System43. Immunodiagnostic Methods