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Fowler's Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, Volume 8

  • 1st Edition - May 12, 2014
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: R. Eric Miller, Murray E. Fowler
  • Language: English

Logically organized by taxonomic groups, this up-to-date text covers the diagnosis and treatment of all zoo animal species and free-ranging wildlife, including amphibians, re… Read more

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Logically organized by taxonomic groups, this up-to-date text covers the diagnosis and treatment of all zoo animal species and free-ranging wildlife, including amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, and fish, unlikely to be seen by private practice veterinarians. Featuring full-color images, the consistent, user-friendly format supplies information on each animal’s biology, unique anatomy, special physiology, reproduction, restraint and handling, housing requirements, nutrition and feeding, surgery and anesthesia, diagnostics, therapeutics, and diseases. Global authorship includes multinational contributors who offer expert information on different species from around the world.

"This is a welcome update to an invaluable reference series; a must-have for any veterinary professional working largely in the zoo or wildlife field, and also recommended as a reference text for the library of any practice seeing unusual species on a regular basis, even if they already have an earlier volume."

Reviewed by: Charlotte Day on behalf of The Veterinary Record, Oct 14

Key features

  • Global authorship
    • includes internationally recognized authors who have contributed new chapters focusing on the latest research and clinical management of captive and free-ranging wild animals from around the world.
  • Zoological Information Management System chapter offers the latest update on this brand new system that contains a worldwide wealth of information.
  • General taxonomy-based format provides a comprehensive text for sharing information in zoo and wildlife medicine.
  • Concise tables provide quick reference to key points in the references.

Table of contents

PART I: AMPHIBIAN GROUPS

1. Anurans: Frogs, Toads

2. Urodela

3. Caecilians

PART II: REPTILE GROUPS

4. Chelonians

5. Crocodilia

6. Sphenodontia

7. Lacertilia and Amphisbaenids

8. Ophidia

PART III: AVIAN GROUPS

9. Ratites: Tinamiformes and Struthioniformes, Rheiiformes, Cassuariformes

10. Sphenisciformes

11. Gaviiformes, Podicipediformes, and Procellariiformes

12. Pelecaniformes

13. Ciconiiformes

14. Phoenicopteriformes

15. Charadriiformes

16. Anseriformes

17. Falconiformes

18. Galliformes

19. Gruiformes

20. Columbiformes

21. Psittaciformes

22. Cuculiformes

23. Strigiformes

24. Caprimulgiformes

25. Musophagiformes

26. Trochiliformes

27. Apodiformes and Coliiformes

28. Trogoniformes

29. Coraciiformes

30. Piciformes

31. Passeriformes

PART IV: MAMMAL GROUPS

32. Monotremata

33. Marsupialia

34. Insectivora and Dermoptera

35. Chiroptera

36. Prosimians

37. Primates

38. Great Apes

39. Xenarthra: Edentata

40. Pholidota

41. Lagomorpha

42. Rodentia

43. Cetacea

44. Pinnipedia

45. Sirenia

46. Canidae

47. Felidae

48. Mustelidae

49. Procyonidae and Viverridae

50. Ursidae

51. Hyaenidae

52. Tubulidentata

53. Proboscidea

54. Hyracoidea

55. Rhinoceridae

56. Tapiridae

57. Equidae

58. Suidae and Tayassuidae

59. Hippopotamidae

60. Camelidae

61. Giraffidae

62. Cervidae and Tragulidae

63. Bovidae and Antilocapridae

64. Sheep, Goats, and Goat like Animals

PART V: GENERAL ZOO AND WILD ANIMAL TOPICS

65. Avian Deflighting Techniques

66. CT/MRI Use in Zoo Animals

67. Gout in Exotic Animals

68. Infectious Diseases Notebooks

69. Iron Storage Diseases

70. JZWM

71. Latest Advances in Darting Equipment

72. A Legal Overview for Zoological Medicine Veterinarians

73. Minimally Invasive Surgery Techniques

74. One Health and Conservation Medicine

75. Tuberculosis Diagnosis

76. Updates on West Nile Virus

77. Use of Ultrasound in Wildlife Species

78. WildPro

79. ZIMS

80. Guidelines for the Management of Zoonotic Diseases

81. Contraception

82. AAZV Guidelines for Zoo and Aquarium Veterinary Medical Programs and Veterinary Hospitals

Review quotes

"Veterinary care of nontraditional species is a rapidly progressing field and this title is the much awaited updated version of this zoo and wildlife practitioner’s ‘bible’.

This provides an excellent single resource and a great starting point for gaining more in-depth knowledge on a subject, with comprehensive reference lists given by each author to direct readers with particular interests."
Reviewed by: Charlotte Day on behalf of The Veterinary Record, Oct 14

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: May 12, 2014
  • Language: English

About the editors

RM

R. Eric Miller

Affiliations and expertise
Director Emeritus, Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Institute

MF

Murray E. Fowler

Deceased June 2014
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus, Zoological Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA

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