Laboratory Animal and Exotic Pet Medicine
Principles and Procedures
- 4th Edition - January 15, 2028
- Latest edition
- Author: Ann Wortinger
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 4 1 0 8 5 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 4 1 0 8 6 - 4
Learn the veterinary technician’s role in the care of exotic pets and animals used in biomedical research! Laboratory Animal and Exotic Pet Medicine: Principles and Procedures, 4th… Read more
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Learn the veterinary technician’s role in the care of exotic pets and animals used in biomedical research! Laboratory Animal and Exotic Pet Medicine: Principles and Procedures, 4th Edition helps you gain the knowledge and skills needed to ensure animal health and well-being. It covers animal husbandry, restraint and handling, and diseases, and provides guidelines to key clinical procedures such as blood collection, medication administration, anesthesia, and diagnostic imaging. Research-related information addresses the ethical concerns of exotic pet ownership, as well as the benefits and humane use of animals in research. This text is a must-have resource for all caretakers of lab animals.
• Comprehensive coverage prepares you to work with all types of animals by addressing a wide variety of species including rats, mice, rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, hamsters, gerbils, nonhuman primates, amphibians, fish, reptiles, birds, farm animals, and cats and dogs; it also covers topics such as animal species, the laboratory setting, regulatory guidelines, and ethical considerations. • Consistent organization of each species chapter makes it easy to quickly identify similarities and differences among various laboratory animals. • Current information on legal, moral, and ethical issues includes legal requirements, the protocols guiding lab animal use, animal exploitation, and animal rights. • Discussion of specific uses for each species in biomedical research provides a perspective that helps you explain the benefits of animal use in providing high-quality research data. • Technician Notes highlight important points and provide helpful tips to improve your knowledge and skills. • Learning objectives, key points, and chapter review questions make studying easier.
Veterinary Technology Students IPEDS 2023 Date indicates: 23,513 total enrollment
4th Edition TOC TBD, some of the chapters will be rearranged for the new edition. Chapter Eight will be separated into two chapters. PART I: Principles of Laboratory Animal Medicine 1. Introduction to Exotic and Laboratory Animal Medicine 2. Exotic Companion Animal Facilities 3. Research Animal Facilities PART II: Laboratory Animals 4. Birds 5. Reptiles 6. Amphibians 7. Fish 8. Rats and Mice 9. The Rabbit 10. The Guinea Pig 11. The Ferret 12. Gerbils and Hamsters 13. Other Species 14. Nonhuman Primates 15. Wildlife
- Edition: 4
- Latest edition
- Published: January 15, 2028
- Language: English