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Record Nr.

UNINA9910583452603321

Titolo

Fowler's zoo and wild animal medicine : current therapy / / R. Eric Miller, Murray Fowler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

St. Louis, Missouri : , : Elsevier/Saunders, , [2012]

©2012

ISBN

9781437719857

1437719856

9781780343402

178034340X

Edizione

[Volume 7 [i.e. 7th edition].]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (688 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

FowlerMurray E

Disciplina

636.089

Soggetti

Zoo animals - Diseases

Wildlife diseases

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Revised edition of: Zoo and wild animal medicine : current therapy / Murray E. Fowler, R. Eric Miller. 6th edition. c2008.

"With 280 illustrations."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. General -- section 2. Aquatic -- section 3. Reptile and amphibian -- section 4. Avian -- section 5. Mammals -- section 6. Xenarthra -- section 7. Marsupials -- section 8. Primates -- section 9. Chiroptera -- section 10. Carnivores -- section 11. Marine mammals -- section 12. Elephants -- section 13. Perrissodactyla -- section 14. Artiodactylids -- section 15. Camelids.

Sommario/riassunto

With coverage of current issues and emerging trends, Fowler's Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, Volume 7 provides a comprehensive, all-new reference for the management of zoo and wildlife diseases. A Current Therapy format emphasizes the latest advances in the field, including nutrition, diagnosis, and treatment protocols. Cutting-edge coverage includes topics such as the ""One Medicine"" concept, laparoscopic surgery in elephants and rhinoceros, amphibian viral diseases, and advanced water quality evaluation for zoos. Editors R. Eric Miller and Murray E. Fowler promote a philosophy of a