Veterinary treatment of llamas and alpacas / / Graham R. Duncanson

• Autore: Duncanson Graham R
• Pubblicazione: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, U.K., : CAB International, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (268 p.)
• Disciplina: 636.2/966
• Soggetto topico: Llamas - Diseases; Alpaca - Diseases; Llamas - Surgery; Alpaca - Surgery
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Animal husbandry -- Nutrition and metabolic diseases -- Examination -- Sample taking and simple diagnostic tests -- Veterinary equipment -- Veterinary medicines -- Vaccines -- Sedation, analgesia, anaesthesia, and euthanasia -- Medicine and surgery of the gastro-enteric system -- Medicine and surgery of the respiratory and circulatory systems -- Medicine and surgery of the urino-genital system -- Medicine and surgery of the neurological system -- Medicine and surgery of the locomotory system -- Skin conditions -- Cause of sudden death and post mortem technique -- Poisons -- Zoonotic diseases.
• Sommario/riassunto: Llamas and alpacas are a globally expanding area of interest in the farming world. Kept as pets, stud animals, livestock guardians, and farmed for fibre and meat, national herds continue to grow and are an increasingly frequent presentation for large animal vets. This book provides practical everyday veterinary advice on common conditions and surgical procedures. Basic husbandry, nutrition, examination, vaccines, analgesia, anaesthesia, dermatology and poisons are covered, together with medicine and surgery options arranged by body system. Zoonotic diseases are treated with particular interest
• Titolo autorizzato: Veterinary treatment of llamas and alpacas
• ISBN: 1-283-52894-0; 9786613841391; 1-78064-007-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910626114703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II