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Autore |
Girling Simon |
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Titolo |
Veterinary nursing of exotic pets [[electronic resource] /] / Simon Girling |
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Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-31870-1 |
9786611318703 |
0-470-79574-3 |
0-470-69079-8 |
0-470-68052-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (328 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Exotic animals - Diseases |
Wildlife diseases |
Pet medicine |
Veterinary nursing |
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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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VETERINARY NURSING OF EXOTIC PETS; Contents; Preface; AVIAN SPECIES; 1 Basic avian anatomy and physiology; 2 Avian housing and husbandry; 3 Avian handling and chemical restraint; 4 Avian nutrition; 5 Common avian diseases; 6 An overview of avian therapeutics; REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS; 7 Basic reptile and amphibian anatomy and physiology; 8 Reptile and amphibian housing, husbandry and rearing; 9 Reptile and amphibian handling and chemical restraint; 10 Reptile and amphibian nutrition; 11 Common reptile and amphibian diseases; 12 An overview of reptile and amphibian therapeutics; SMALL MAMMALS |
13 Basic small mammal anatomy and physiology14 Small mammal housing, husbandry and rearing; 15 Small mammal handling and chemical restraint; 16 Small mammal nutrition; 17 Common diseases of small mammals; 18 An overview of small mammal therapeutics; Appendix 1 Legislation affecting exotic pet species in the UK; Appendix 2 Useful addresses; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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From budgies and cockatiels to chipmunks and chinchillas, our interest in exotic pets has rocketed in recent years. With the house rabbit being the UK's third most commonly kept pet after the cat and dog, and sales in small mammals, reptiles and birds continuing to grow, exotic pets have now become a specialist area of veterinary practice in their own right. Veterinary Nursing of Exotic Pets is the first book to address the need for a definitive reference book devoted entirely to the principles and applications of nursing exotic species. Developed from a City and Guild's course, it no |
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