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Flynn's parasites of laboratory animals.
Veterinary: Atwood Library (Campus) SF996.5 .F59 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Laboratory animals--Parasites.
- Laboratory animals.
- Animals, Laboratory.
- Parasitic Diseases, Animal.
- Parasites.
- Medical Subjects:
- Animals, Laboratory.
- Parasitic Diseases, Animal.
- Parasites.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 813 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition / David G. Baker (editor-in-chief).
- Other Title:
- Parasites of laboratory animals
- Place of Publication:
- Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Pub., [2007]
- Summary:
- Prepared under the auspices of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine, this second edition has been thoroughly updated and revised to improve utility and readability. The book is now organized by vertebrate host species, with parasites presented phylogenetically within chapters. Additional highlights of this edition include introductory chapters on modern diagnostic techniques and parasite biology, and a new appendix features a complete drug formulary. The well-presented and extensively illustrated volume addresses all aspects of laboratory animal parasites. Regarded as the most comprehensive and authoritative work available on the topic, this book is an essential reference for veterinary parasitologists, clinicians, students and laboratory animal scientists.
- Contents:
- Collection, preservation, and diagnostic methods
- Biology of the protozoa
- Biology of trematodes and leeches
- Biology of the cestodes
- Biology of nematodes and acanthocephalans
- Biology of arthropods
- Parasites of fishes
- Parasites of amphibians
- Parasites of reptiles
- Parasites of birds
- Parasites of rats and mice
- Parasites of hamsters
- Parasites of gerbils
- Parasites of guinea pigs
- Parasites of rabbits
- Parasites of ferrets
- Parasites of dogs
- Parasites of cats
- Parasites of swine
- Parasites of sheep and goats
- Parasites of non-human primates.
- Notes:
- Rev. ed. of: Parasites of laboratory animals / Robert J. Flynn. 1st ed. 1973.
- "American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 081381202X
- 9780813812021
- OCLC:
- 71873660
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