Description
Biology and Diseases of the Ferret, Third Edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to provide a current, comprehensive reference on the ferret. Encyclopedic in scope, it is the only book to focus on the characteristics that make the ferret an important research animal, with detailed information on conditions, procedures, and treatments. Offering basic information on biology, husbandry, clinical medicine, and surgery, as well as unique information on the use of ferrets in biomedical research, Biology and Diseases of the Ferret is an essential resource for investigators using ferrets in the laboratory and for companion animal and comparative medicine veterinarians. The Third Edition adds ten completely new chapters, covering regulatory considerations, black-footed ferret recovery, diseases of the cardiovascular system, viral respiratory disease research, morbillivirus research, genetic engineering, hearing and auditory function, vision and neuroplasticity research, nausea and vomiting research, and lung carcinogenesis research. 829 p.
- James G. Fox. DVM, MS, DACLAM, Professor and Director at MIT’s Division of Comparative Medicine, Chair of ACLAM’s publications committee, Adjunct Professor. Tufts University’s Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, MA (USA); University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA (USA).
- Robert P. Marini. DVM, DACLAM, Assistant Director and Chief of Veterinary Surgical Resources, Lecturer in Health, Science and Technology. MIT’s Division of Comparative Medicine, Cambridge, MA (USA).
- Publication date (reprint original edition 2014 to digital version): 2015-03.
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