Brad Njaa

co-author and editor of Kirkbride's Diagnosis of Abortion and Neonnatal Loss in Animals, 4th Edition and co-author of Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease, 5th Edition

February 4, 2012

Bradley L. Njaa is a veterinary pathologist and Associate Professor of Pathology in the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology at the Center for Veterinary Health Sciences at Oklahoma State University. He received his training at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan where he first received his Honors degree in Physiology in 1987, his DVM from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) at the U of S in 1991 and his MVSc in veterinary pathology in 1999 after 5 years in mixed animal practice. He has worked as a faculty veterinary pathologist at veterinary institutions Purdue University and Cornell University before coming to Stillwater in late 2007. He is keenly interested in the instruction of veterinary students as well as alums and veterinary practitioners. In addition to helping improve veterinary diagnostics he is extremely interested in optic or ear diseases and pathology in veterinary species.

Dr. Clyde Kirkbride was an alum of OSU receiving his DVM in 1953. He edited the first three editions of this book, with the third edition published in 1989. When I was asked to take over as editor, I changed the title to Kirkbride's Diagnosis of Abortion and Neonatal Loss in Animals, 4th Edition. I reorganized the book into chapters that specifically addressed a particular species and was fortunate to work with the best pathologists as chapter authors for each species or animal group covered. Additionally, this new addition has numerous summary tables within each chapter and in appendices that summarize gross and histologic lesions for each species, diagnostic tests for various diseases and collates crown-to-rump lengths and other measures of fetuses for quick and easy reference. Finally, great effort was taken to collect excellent images that depict various disease entities for each species. This book was designed for both a national and international audience of diagnosticians, veterinary practitioners, veterinary technicians, and veterinary students.

Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease, 5th Edition is one of two main textbooks covering veterinary pathology. It has become a valuable text for veterinary curricula around the world. In the fourth edition, chapter 20 only covered the eye. In the fifth edition, chapter 20 is entitled "The ear and eye." Over the years, the ear has largely been neglected in veterinary textbooks and is often given a passing glance during veterinary training. Great care was taken to select the best photographs to not only depict disease but to better clarify anatomic structures of the ear. Initially, the editors were planning for 6-8 pages however, this newly published edition has 40 pages of chapter 20 devoted to ear diseases. In the 6th edition, the ear will become a stand alone chapter.

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