Exotic Animal Medicine for the Veterinary TechnicianBonnie Ballard, Ryan Cheek John Wiley & Sons, 2016 M08 2 - 544 páginas Exotic Animal Medicine Third Edition Now in its third edition, Exotic Animal Medicine for the Veterinary Technician is a comprehensive yet clear introduction to exotic animal practice for technicians in the classroom and clinic setting alike. With an emphasis on the exotic species most likely to present to a veterinary practice, coverage includes avian, reptiles, amphibians, small mammals, and wildlife. For the first time in full color, this edition features updates throughout with a brand new chapter on fish medicine. Information ranging from anatomy, restraint, and common diseases to radiology, surgical assisting, and parasitology are included. Designed to provide technicians with all the information necessary to confidently and competently treat exotic patients, Exotic Animal Medicine for the Veterinary Technician offers easy-to-follow descriptions of common procedures and techniques. A companion website offers review questions and images from the book in PowerPoint for download. Key Features
Companion Website This book is accompanied by a companion website: www.wiley.com/go/ballard/exotics The website includes:
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Contenido
Chapter 2 | |
Contributors | |
Exotic Animals in Clinical Practice | |
Exotic Anesthesia and Analgesia | |
Psittacine and Passerine Birds | |
Grooming beak nail and wing trims | |
Psittacine Behavior Husbandry | |
Aviary Design and Management | |
Biologic and reproductive data | |
Husbandry | |
Common diseases | |
Radiology | |
Anesthesia and surgery | |
Emergency and critical care | |
Clinical techniques | |
Hedgehogs | |
Sex Differentiation and Reproduction | |
Lizards | |
Chapter 8 | |
Chapter 9 | |
Radiology | |
Parasitology | |
References | |
Amphibians | |
References | |
Fish | |
Senses | |
Chemical restraintanesthesia | |
Euthanasia | |
Ferrets | |
Radiology | |
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Clinical techniques | |
Rabbits | |
Laboratory and biologic data | |
Husbandry | |
Taking a history | |
Handling and restraint | |
Mice Rats Gerbils and Hamsters | |
Biologic and reproductive data | |
Behavior | |
History restraint and physical examination | |
Clinical techniques | |
Euthanasia | |
Husbandry | |
Taking the history and performing the physical | |
Emergency and critical care | |
Chelonians | |
Degus | |
Urinalysis | |
Techniques | |
Euthanasia | |
Chapter 11 | |
Nutrition | |
Vaccinations | |
References | |
Reproductive biology and husbandry | |
Obtaining a history and performing a physical | |
Prairie Dogs | |
Anesthesia | |
References and further reading | |
Erythrocytes | |
The Role of a Veterinary Technician in | |
Job description for a zoo veterinary technician | |
Anesthetic Equipment and Monitoring | |
The Role of the Veterinary Technician | |
Imprinting and taming | |
Raptor care | |
Altricial orphan songbirds | |
Caring for adult passerine song birds | |
Precocial bird basic care | |
General orphan mammal care | |
Acknowledgments | |
Handling and Restraint of Wildlife | |
Specific techniques by species | |
Note | |
Guide to Identification of Hatchling | |
Biological Data of Selected North | |
Wildlife Product Sources | |
Procyons | |
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Exotic Animal Medicine for the Veterinary Technician Bonnie Ballard,Ryan Cheek Vista previa limitada - 2016 |
Exotic Animal Medicine for the Veterinary Technician Bonnie Ballard,Ryan Cheek Vista previa limitada - 2016 |