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With expert contributors from around the world sharing their knowledge on 57 new cutting-edge areas of interest, Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, Volume 6 continues to provide outstanding coverage of today₂s most relevant topics. This book is an essential resource in zoo and wild animal medicine, addre...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fowler, Murray E.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Miller, R. Eric
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: St. Louis, MO : Saunders/Elsevier, ©2008.
Edition:6 v. [i.e. 6th ed.].
Subjects:
Zoo animals > Diseases.
Wildlife diseases.
Zoo animals.
Veterinary medicine.
Animals, Zoo
Animals, Wild
Veterinary Medicine
Animaux de jardin zoologique > Maladies.
Animaux sauvages > Maladies.
Animaux de jardin zoologique.
Animaux sauvages.
Médecine vétérinaire.
veterinary medicine.
MEDICAL > Veterinary Medicine > Food Animal.
MEDICAL > Veterinary Medicine > Small Animal.
Zoo animals
Veterinary medicine
Wildlife diseases
Zoo animals > Diseases
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:With expert contributors from around the world sharing their knowledge on 57 new cutting-edge areas of interest, Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, Volume 6 continues to provide outstanding coverage of today₂s most relevant topics. This book is an essential resource in zoo and wild animal medicine, addressing the special challenges posed by individual and herd medical management, newly emerging diseases in diverse wild animal populations, the effect of habitat loss and destruction on wildlife species, and the utilization of zoo animals in the surveillance and detection of potential zoonoses. The user-friendly current therapy approach continues to serve a vital function in the field by fostering a conservation biology ethic, bridging the gap between captive and free-ranging wild animal medicine, from a diverse group of experts. Includes practical guidance on such topics as behavioral training for medical procedures and the use of infrared thermography. Divided into four sections ₆ Conditions Affecting Multiple Species, Poikilotherms, Aviand Medicine, and Mammals ₆ to help you find the information you need quickly. Extensive contributor list includes multinational contributors offering expert information on species from around the world.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 495 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references aind index.
ISBN:9781416064633
141606463X