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Get the latest advances in zoo and wild animal medicine in one invaluable reference! Written by internationally recognized experts, Fowler’s Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine: Current Therapy, Volume 10 provides a practical guide to the latest research and clinical management of captive and free-ranging wild animals. For each animal, coverage includes topics such as biology, anatomy and special physiology, reproduction, restraint and handling, housing requirements, nutrition and feeding, surgery and anesthesia, diagnostics, and treatment protocols. New topics in this edition include holistic treatments, antibiotic resistance in aquariums, non-invasive imaging for amphibians, emerging reptile viruses, and African ground hornbill medicine, in addition to giant anteater medicine, Brucella in marine animals, and rhinoceros birth parameters. With coverage of many subjects where information has not been readily available, you don’t want to be without this resource. 833 p.
Series: Current Therapy, Volume 10
- R. Eric Miller, [Editor]. DVM, DACZM, DECZM (Hon. ZHM). Director Emeritus, Saint Louis Zoo Wildcare Institute, St. Louis, MO (USA); and Senior Counsel, Zoo Advisors, Havertown, PA (USA).
- Paul P. Calle, [Editor]. VMD, DACZM, DECZM (ZHM). Vice-President of Health Programs, Chief Veterinarian, Bronx Zoo, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, NY (USA).
- Nadine Lamberski, [Editor]. DVM, DACZM, DECZM (ZHM). Chief Conservation and Wildlife Health Officer, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, San Diego, CA (USA).
- Publication date (digital version): 2022-07 – Saunders (imprint of Elsevier); Copyright © 2023 by Elsevier Inc.
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