Biology and diseases of the ferret /

Biology and Diseases of the Ferret, Third Edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to provide a current, comprehensive reference on the ferret. Encyclopedic in scope, it is the only book to focus on the characteristics that make the ferret an important research animal, with detailed informati...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Wiley InterScience (Online service)
Other Authors:	Fox, James G. (Editor), Marini, Robert P. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Ames, Iowa : John Wiley & Sons Inc., [2014]
Edition:	Third edition.
Subjects:	Animal Diseases. Ferrets. Animals, Laboratory. Ebooks. Electronic books. Ferrets as laboratory animals. Ferret. Ferret > Diseases.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book.

Table of Contents:

Taxonomy, history and use
Anatomy of the ferret
Neuroanatomy of the ferret brain
Physiology of the ferret
Nutrition
Housing and management
Normal clinical and biological parameters
Growth, reproduction and breeding
Regulatory considerations
Black-footed ferret recover
Physical examination and diagnosis
Anesthesia
Surgery
Hematopoietic diseases
Diseases of the genitourinary tract
Diseases of the gastrointestinal system
Diseases of the endocrine system
Diseases of the cardiovascular system
Other systemic diseases
Viral diseases
Bacterial and mycoplasmal diseases
Parasitic diseases
Mycotic diseases
Neoplastic diseases
The ferret in viral respiratory disease research
The ferret in morbillivirus research
Use of the ferret in cardiovascular research
Genetic engineering in the ferret
Hearing and auditory function in ferrets
The ferret in vision and neuroplasticity research
The ferret in nausea and vomiting research
The ferret in lung carcinogenesis and nutritional chemoprevention research