Digest on the Diseases of Birds

By Robert Stroud

Book Overview

A comprehensive book for the layman on treating bird diseases. Arranged alphabetically with descriptions of diseases, symptoms, treatment. Line drawings. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0876664354
• ISBN13: 9780876664353
• Release Date: January 1964
• Publisher: T. F. H. Pub.
• Length: 483 Pages
• Weight: 1.79 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Good book

Great book considering I want to be a vet in the future, its very helpful and useful.

Wild Bird Rescue

We rescue an average of 1000 birds a year and we owe a lot of our success to Robert Stroud. We use all his methods and we average about a 12 percent loss in our birds. He is our mentor and we have proven his methods work. The national rate for losses in wild birds is 33 percent we have averaged out to 12 percent. If you don't buy and then use Stroud's methods you will loose out.

Practical knowlege for all bird fanciers

As a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine I have found this book of both practical and historical interest. It is still considered a standard work of the diagnosis and treatment of Avian diseases. A modern bird breeder would not be at fault in following Mr. Stroud's advice. While browsing the library of a retired colleague, I found what I believe to be a first edition of Stroudt's Digest. Can anyone tell me how to confirm this? The edition I have bears the copyright date of 1943, the dedication and forward are dated 1939. Was there a printing between 1939 and 1943?

Birdman of Alcatraz

This is the book written by the famous "Birdman of Alcatraz", a convicted 2-time murderer in Alcatraz who kept pet birds and treated their injurries. This is a large and elaborate book on bird diseases. It looks quite technical, but I am not a veterinarian and cannot offer any comments on its technical validity. The book is an absolute classic and a must-have for any collection of bird books. Stroud has been dead since 1963, so I see no reason to hesitate to buy the book just because the author was a murderer.