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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Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470752319 |
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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). |
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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. |