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BSAVA manual of avian practice /

An essential tool for those in general practice who do not often see birds.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: British Small Animal Veterinary Association
Other Authors: Chitty, John (Veterinarian) (Editor), Monks, Deborah, 1972- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Gloucester] : British Small Animal Veterinary Association, 2018.
Series:BSAVA manual series.
Subjects:
Avian medicine > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Birds > Diseases > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Veterinary Medicine.
Bird Diseases.
Birds.
Ebooks.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
Table of Contents:
  • Species guide
  • Anatomy and physiology
  • Husbandry
  • Reproduction
  • Behaviour
  • Nutrition
  • The bird-friendly practice
  • Reception guide for the general practice
  • Handling and transporting birds
  • History taking and examination
  • Hospitalization and basic critical care
  • Sample taking and basic clinical pathology
  • Euthanasia : grief and bereavement
  • Post-mortem examination
  • Basic techniques
  • Basic anaesthesia
  • Basic surgery
  • Basic radiography
  • Infectious diseases
  • Upper respiratory tract disease
  • An approach to the swollen avian eye
  • Lower respiratory tract disease
  • The sick bird
  • Abnormal or loose droppings
  • Egg retention
  • Cloacal, uterine and rectal prolapse
  • Vomiting and regurgitating bird
  • The thin bird
  • Wing and leg trauma
  • Feather loss
  • The sick baby bird
  • Weakness and seizures.