Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine Current Therapy

By Murray E. Fowler and R. Eric Miller

512 pages Includes practical guidance on such topics as behavioral training for medical procedures and the use of infrared thermography. Divided into four sections -- Conditions Affecting Multiple Species, Poikilotherms, Avian Medicine, and Mammals -- to help you find the information you need quickly. Extensive contributor list includes multinational contributors offering expert information on species from around the world.Presents timely topics in zoo and wild animal medicine with 57 new chapters to provide the best and most current information available.The most up-to-date information on hot topics such as avian influenza, West Nile virus, and other pathogens threatening wildlife and human populations on a global scale.Cutting-edge insights on environmental and public health concerns, such as occupational exposure to zoonotic simian retroviruses and use of wildlife rehabilitation centers as monitors for ecosystem health.A color plate section presents vivid depictions of external clinical signs for more accurate clinical recognition.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416040471
• ISBN13: 9781416040477
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 11.3"