Author: Jaime Samour
Language: English
Finishing: Hardcover, 608 pages
ISBN: 9780723438328
Edition Number: January 2016
AVIAN MEDICINE
Jaime Samour
Key Features:
- Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of clinical management written by leading experts in the field provides readers with a depth and breadth of knowledge on avian medicine and care.
- Coverage of a wide variety of species - including raptors, bustards, and many others - enables practitioners to treat a greater assortment of patients with more confidence and skill.
- Bulleted text and tables help present information in an accessible way.
- More than 900 color images give readers a better picture of disease and how it will be encountered in practice.
- Appendices bring together wide-ranging data on hematology and blood chemistry reference values, commonly used pharmaceutics and other information relevant to avian practitioners.
Description:
Combining the in-depth coverage of a text with the practicality of a clinical manual and the visual detail of an atlas, Avian Medicine, 3rd Edition is the complete, all-in-one guide to every aspect of avian care. Written by some of the world's leading authorities in avian medicine, this highly illustrated reference covers a wide variety of avian species - including psittacines, raptors, bustards, parrots, finches, and more. Comprehensive coverage includes issues ranging from the basic aspects of patient management to the most sophisticated diagnostic techniques. Plus, with more illustrations, a wealth of practical advice, and the latest information on cutting-edge treatments and procedures incorporated into this new edition, today’s general clinician will be fully equipped to effectively and confidently care for all birds.
Table of Contents:
- 1. Housing, Environment and Public Awareness
- 2. Avian Intelligence, Clinical Behavior and Welfare
- 3. Nutrition and Nutritional Management
- 4. Capture and Handling
- 5. The Clinical Examination
- 6. Clinical and Laboratory Diagnostic Examination
- 7. Anesthesia and Analgesia
- 8. Medical, Nursing and Cosmetic Procedures
- 9. Trauma-Related Medical Conditions
- 10. Management-Related Medical Conditions
- 11. Soft Tissue Surgery
- 12. Orthopedic Surgery
- 13. Systemic Diseases
- 14. Infectious Diseases
- 15. Reproduction
- 16. Post-Mortem Examination
- 17. Forensic Investigations in Avian Medicine
- Appendices
- Index
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