Author: Jaime Samour

Language: English

Finishing: Hardcover, 608 pages

ISBN: 9780723438328

Edition Number: January 2016

AVIAN MEDICINE

Jaime Samour

Key Features:

• Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of clinical management written by leading experts in the field provides readers with a depth and breadth of knowledge on avian medicine and care.
• Coverage of a wide variety of species - including raptors, bustards, and many others - enables practitioners to treat a greater assortment of patients with more confidence and skill.
• Bulleted text and tables help present information in an accessible way.
• More than 900 color images give readers a better picture of disease and how it will be encountered in practice.
• Appendices bring together wide-ranging data on hematology and blood chemistry reference values, commonly used pharmaceutics and other information relevant to avian practitioners.

Description:

Combining the in-depth coverage of a text with the practicality of a clinical manual and the visual detail of an atlas, Avian Medicine, 3rd Edition is the complete, all-in-one guide to every aspect of avian care. Written by some of the world's leading authorities in avian medicine, this highly illustrated reference covers a wide variety of avian species - including psittacines, raptors, bustards, parrots, finches, and more. Comprehensive coverage includes issues ranging from the basic aspects of patient management to the most sophisticated diagnostic techniques. Plus, with more illustrations, a wealth of practical advice, and the latest information on cutting-edge treatments and procedures incorporated into this new edition, today’s general clinician will be fully equipped to effectively and confidently care for all birds.

Table of Contents:

• 1. Housing, Environment and Public Awareness 
• 2. Avian Intelligence, Clinical Behavior and Welfare 
• 3. Nutrition and Nutritional Management
• 4. Capture and Handling 
• 5. The Clinical Examination
• 6. Clinical and Laboratory Diagnostic Examination
• 7. Anesthesia and Analgesia
• 8. Medical, Nursing and Cosmetic Procedures
• 9. Trauma-Related Medical Conditions
• 10. Management-Related Medical Conditions
• 11. Soft Tissue Surgery 
• 12. Orthopedic Surgery
• 13. Systemic Diseases
• 14. Infectious Diseases
• 15. Reproduction
• 16. Post-Mortem Examination 
• 17. Forensic Investigations in Avian Medicine 
• Appendices
• Index

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