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Medicine and surgery of camelids : [llama, alpaca, vicuna, guanaco, dromedary & Bactrian camels] / Murray E. Fowler ; in collaboration with P. Walter Bravo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fowler, Murray E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Camelidae--Diseases.
- Camelidae.
- Camelidae--Surgery.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (644 p.)
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Medicine and Surgery of Camelids is the classic comprehensive reference on llamas, alpacas, vicunas, guanacos, and camels. With information on topics ranging from nutrition and management to infectious diseases and emergency care, this book provides information on the health and maintenance of these species. Updates to the Third Edition include new information on camels; full color throughout; significant revisions to the parentage verification, infectious diseases, anesthesia, restraint, and nutrition sections; and additional information on the alpaca genome. This is an essential resou
- Contents:
- Medicine and Surgery of Camelids, Third Edition; Contents; Preface to the Third Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; 1: General Biology and Evolution; 2: Feeding and Nutrition; 3: Restraint and Handling; 4: Clinical Diagnosis: Examination and Procedures; 5: Anesthesia; 6: Surgery; 7: Infectious Diseases; 8: Parasites; 9: Multisystem Disorders; 10: Integumentary System; 11: Musculoskeletal System; 12: Respiratory System; 13: Digestive System; 14: Endocrine System; 15: Hemic and Lymphatic Systems; 16: Cardiovascular System; 17: Reproduction; 18: Urinary System; 19: Organs of Special Sense
- 20: Nervous System21: Neonatology; 22: Congenital/Hereditary Conditions; 23: Toxicology; 24: Conformation and Gaits; 25: Disaster and Emergency Management; Appendix 1: Abbreviations Used in this Book; Appendix 2: Conversion Tables; Appendix 3: Sources for Drugs Mentioned in the Text; Appendix 4: Generic Names, Common or Trade Names and Sources of Drugs Mentioned in the Text; Index
- Notes:
- Rev. ed. of: Medicine and surgery of South American camelids / Murray E. Fowler. 2nd ed. 1998.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-118-78570-3
- 1-282-68779-4
- 9786612687792
- 0-8138-1003-5
- OCLC:
- 630544446
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