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Fowler's zoo and wild animal medicine / edited by R. Eric Miller and Murray E. Fowler.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Zoo animals--Diseases.
- Zoo animals.
- Wildlife diseases.
- Animals, Zoo.
- Animals, Wild.
- Veterinary Medicine.
- Medical Subjects:
- Animals, Zoo.
- Animals, Wild.
- Veterinary Medicine.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (782 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
- Edition:
- Volume 8 [that is Eighth edition].
- Other Title:
- Zoo and wild animal medicine
- Place of Publication:
- St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier/Saunders, 2015.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Logically organized by taxonomic groups, this up-to-date text covers the diagnosis and treatment of all zoo animal species and free-ranging wildlife, including amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, and fish, unlikely to be seen by private practice veterinarians. Featuring full-color images, the consistent, user-friendly format supplies information on each animal's biology, unique anatomy, special physiology, reproduction, restraint and handling, housing requirements, nutrition and feeding, surgery and anesthesia, diagnostics, therapeutics, and diseases. Global authorship includes multinational contributors who offer expert information on different species from around the world.
- Contents:
- Amphibian groups
- Anurans
- Caudata (Urodela): tailed amphibians
- Caecilians
- Reptile groups
- Chelonians (turtles, tortoises)
- Crocodilians (crocodiles, alligators, caiman, gharial)
- Sphenodontia: the biology and veterinary care of Tuatara
- Lacertilia (lizards, skinks, geckos) and Amphisbaenids (worm lizards)
- Ophidia (snakes)
- Avian groups
- Ratites or Struthioniformes: Struthiones, Rheae, Cassuarii, Apteryges (ostriches, rheas, emus, cassowaries, and kiwis), and Tinamiformes (tinamous)
- Sphenisciformes (penguins)
- Gaviiformes, Podicipediformes, and Procellariformes (loons, grebes, petrels, and albatrosses)
- Pelecaniformes (pelicans, tropicbirds, cormorants, frigatebirds, anhingas, gannets)
- Ciconiiformes (herons, ibises, spoonbills, storks)
- Phoenicopteriformes
- Charadriiformes
- Anseriformes
- Falconiformes (falcons, hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, buzzards, ospreys, caracaras, secretary birds, Old World and New World vultures)
- Galliformes
- Gruiformes (cranes, limpkins, rails, gallinules, coots, bustards)
- Columbiformes
- Psittaciformes
- Cuculiformes (cuckoos, roadrunners)
- Strigiformes
- Caprimulgiformes (nightjars and allies)
- Musophagiformes
- Trochiliformes (hummingbirds)
- Apodiformes and Coliiformes
- Trogoniformes
- Coraciiformes (kingfishers, motmots, bee-eaters, hoopoes, hornbills)
- Piciformes (honeyguides, barbets, woodpeckers, toucans)
- Passeriformes (songbirds, perching birds)
- Mammal Groups
- Monotremata (echidna, platypus)
- Marsupialia (marsupials)
- Insectivores (Insectivora, Macroscelidea, Scandentia)
- Chiroptera (bats)
- Prosimians
- New World and Old World monkeys
- Great apes
- Xenarthra
- Pholidota
- Lagomorpha (pikas, rabbits, and hares)
- Rodentia
- Cetacea (whales, dolphins, porpoises)
- Pinnipedia
- Sirenia
- Canidae
- Felidae
- Mustelidae
- Procyonids and Viverids
- Ursidae
- Hyaenidae
- Tubulidentata (aardvark)
- Proboscidea
- Hyrocoidea (hyraxes)
- Rhinoceridae (rhinoceroses)
- Tapiridae
- Equidae
- Suidae and Tayassuidae (wild pigs, peccaries)
- Hippopotamidae (hippopotamus)
- Camelidae
- Giraffidae
- Tragulidae, Moschidae, and Cervidae
- Bovidae (except sheep and goats) and Antilocapridae
- Sheep, goats, and goat-like animals
- General zoo and wild animal topics
- Avian deflighting techniques
- The use of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in zoo animals
- Gout in exotic animals
- The EAZWV and AAZV infectious diseases notebooks
- Update on iron overload in zoologic species
- The Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine
- A legal overview for zoologic medicine veterinarians
- Minimally invasive surgery techniques
- Conservation Medicine to One Health: the role of zoologic veterinarians
- Recent updates for antemortem tuberculosis diagnostics in zoo animals
- Updates on West Nile virus
- Use of ultrasonography in wildlife species
- Wildpro Multimedia
- ISIS, MedARKS, ZIMS, and global sharing of medical information by zoologic institutions
- Update on remote delivery and restraint equipment
- Guidelines for the management of zoonotic diseases
- Contraception
- AAZV guidelines for zoo and aquarium veterinary medical programs and veterinary hospitals.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from resource home page (ScienceDirect, viewed on July 18, 2014).
- Preceded by: Fowler's zoo and wild animal medicine / R. Eric Miller, Murray Fowler. c2012.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Fowler's zoo and wild animal medicine.
- OCLC:
- 883842459
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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