Birds of prey health & disease /

A reference for veterinary surgeons, avian biologists, falconers and conservationists, this text has been updated and expanded throughout and also presents contributions from international experts. It includes additional chapters on fractures, paediatrics and poisons.

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Main Authors: Cooper, J. E. John Eric, 1944
Corporate Authors: Wiley InterScience Online service
Group Author: Cooper, J. E. John Eric, 1944-
Published:
Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
Edition: 3rd ed.
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470752319
Summary: A reference for veterinary surgeons, avian biologists, falconers and conservationists, this text has been updated and expanded throughout and also presents contributions from international experts. It includes additional chapters on fractures, paediatrics and poisons.
Item Description: Revised edition of: Veterinary aspects of captive birds of prey. 2nd ed. 1978.
Carrier Form: xvii, 345 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-337).
ISBN: 9780470752319
0470752319
1405147326
9781405147323
Index Number: SF994
CLC: S858.93
Contents: Foreword -- Patrick T. Redig; Foreword to the First Edition (1978), with Tribute -- Leslie Brown; Preface; List of Contributors; CHAPTER 1 Introduction -- the History of Raptor Medicine; CHAPTER 2 Nomenclature; CHAPTER 3 Anatomy; CHAPTER 4 Methods of Investigation and Treatment; CHAPTER 5 Non-infectious Diseases; CHAPTER 6 Infectious Diseases, excluding Macroparasites; CHAPTER 7 Parasitic Diseases; CHAPTER 8 Foot Conditions; CHAPTER 9 Neurological (Nervous) Disorders; CHAPTER 10 Nutritional Diseases, including Poisoning, in Captive Birds; CHAPTER 11 Poisoning in Wild (Free-living) Raptors.