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Autore |
Chitty John |
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Titolo |
Essentials of tortoise medicine and surgery / / John Chitty, Aidan Raftery |
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Chichester, England, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-118-65637-7 |
1-118-58399-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (346 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Animals - Diseases |
Turtles |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Essentials of Tortoise Medicine and Surgery; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Part I Introduction; 1 Biology; 1.1 Species and Family Overview; 1.2 Natural History; 1.3 Sex Determination and Incubation of Eggs; 1.4 Physiology/Anatomy; 1.5 Chelonian Behaviour; 2 Husbandry; 2.1 The Husbandry Review; 2.2 Hibernation; 3 Practice Needs; 3.1 Equipment; 3.2 Economics; 3.3 Hospitalisation; 3.4 Instructions for Receptionists; 4 Examination; 4.1 Transport Guidelines; 4.2 History and Examination Techniques; 4.3 Handling; 4.4 Zoonoses; 5 Basic Techniques; 5.1 Venipuncture and Sample Handling |
5.2 Toenail Trimming5.3 Beak Trim; 5.4 Stomach Tubing; 5.5 Injection Techniques and Therapeutics; 5.6 Fluid Therapy; 5.7 Cytological Sampling and Biopsy; 5.8 Microchipping; 5.9 Euthanasia; 6 General Anaesthesia; 7 Imaging; 7.1 Radiography; 7.2 Ultrasound; 7.3 Endoscopy and Biopsy; 7.4 Advanced Imaging Techniques; 8 Surgery; 8.1 Surgery Needs and Equipment; 8.2 Haemostasis; 8.3 Surgical Techniques; 9 Clinical Pathology; 9.1 Haematology and Serum Biochemistry; 9.2 Parasitology; 9.3 Microbiology; 9.4 Post-mortem Examination Techniques; Part II Presentations; 10 Anorexia; 11 Diarrhoea |
12 Dyspnoea12.1 Respiratory Disease; 12.2 Coelomic Cavity Distension; 13 Otitis Media/Aural Abscess; 14 Egg Retention/Dystocia; 15 Fallen in Pond; 16 Follicular Stasis; 17 Orthopaedics; 18 Fractures of |
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