epizootiology

{{Short description|Study of disease in animal populations}}

Epizootiology, epizoology, or veterinary epidemiology is the study of disease patterns within animal populations.{{Cite book |title=Insect Pathology |last1=Shapiro-Ilan |first1=David I. |last2=Bruck |first2=Denny J. |last3=Lacey |first3=Lawrence A. |date=2012-01-01 |publisher=Academic Press |isbn=9780123849847 |editor-last=Vega |editor-first=Fernando E. |location=San Diego |pages=29–72 |chapter=Chapter 3 - Principles of Epizootiology and Microbial Control |doi=10.1016/b978-0-12-384984-7.00003-8 |editor-last2=Kaya |editor-first2=Harry K. |edition=Second }}