UID:
almahu_9948026397802882
Format:
1 online resource (546 p.)
Edition:
6th ed.
ISBN:
1-4160-6463-X
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With expert contributors from around the world sharing their knowledge on 57 new cutting-edge areas of interest, Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, Volume 6 continues to provide outstanding coverage of today's most relevant topics. This book is an essential resource in zoo and wild animal medicine, addressing the special challenges posed by individual and herd medical management, newly emerging diseases in diverse wild animal populations, the effect of habitat loss and destruction on wildlife species, and the utilization of zoo animals in the surveillance and detection of potential zoonoses. The us
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Front Cover; Copyright Page; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments and Dedication; Chapter 1. West Nile Virus in Birds and Mammals; ETIOLOGY; HISTORY AND DISTRIBUTION; TRANSMISSION; INTRODUCTION INTO WESTERN HEMISPHERE; DIAGNOSIS; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY AND CLINICAL PRESENTATION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2. Current Diagnostic Methods for Tuberculosis in Zoo Animals; ETIOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS; CURRENT PROTOCOLS FOR ZOO ANIMALS; CLINICAL FINDINGS; References; Chapter 3. Infrared Thermography in Zoo and Wild Animals; METHOD; TECHNIQUE; ANIMALS AND ENVIRONMENT
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SOURCES OF ARTIFACTSOPTIMAL SETTING; GENERAL FIELDS OF USE; References; Chapter 4. Behavioral Clues for Detection of Illness in Wild Animals: Models in Camelids and Elephants; CAMELIDS; ELEPHANTS; STRESS; References; Chapter 5. Ionophores: Salinomycin Toxicity in Camelids; MECHANISM OF ACTION; ETIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY; CLINICAL SIGNS; DIAGNOSIS; MANAGEMENT AND THERAPY; LONG-TERM EFFECTS; PREVENTION; References; Chapter 6. Emerging Diseases at the Interface of People, Domestic Animals, and Wildlife; HUNTING, PETS, AND GLOBALIZED TRADE IN WILDLIFE
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EFFECT OF HUMAN POPULATION GROWTH ON AGRICULTURAL PRACTICESGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE; ARTHROPOD VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES; RODENT-BORNE DISEASES; INTEGRATED APPROACH TO WORLD HEALTH: ONE WORLD, ONE HEALTH; References; Chapter 7. Behavioral Training for Medical Procedures; FINANCIAL BENEFITS OF A TRAINING PROGRAM; HUSBANDRY-RELATED BEHAVIORS; References; Chapter 8. "Balai" Directive of the European Union: Difficult Veterinary Legislation; THE ORIGINAL "BALAI" DIRECTIVE; INVOLVEMENT OF VETERINARIANS IN REVISION OF DIRECTIVE; DEVELOPMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPLYING THE DIRECTIVE
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COMPONENTS OF THE REVISED "BALAI" DIRECTIVECONSEQUENCES; References; Chapter 9. Encephalomyocarditis Virus Infection in Zoo Animals; ETIOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; DIAGNOSIS; PREVENTION; ZOONOTIC POTENTIAL; References; Chapter 10. Avian Influenza; DEFINITION AND TYPES; ETIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY; CLINICAL SIGNS; DIAGNOSIS; MANAGEMENT, THERAPY, AND PREVENTION; ZOONOTIC POTENTIAL; References; Chapter 11. Disease Management in Ex-Situ Invertebrate Conservation Programs; INVERTEBRATE CONSERVATION AND ZOOS; PLANNING ACCORDING TO EXTINCTION THREATS
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PATHOGEN RISKS OF INVERTEBRATE REINTRODUCTIONSEVALUATING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF INFECTIOUS AGENTS; PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT OF PATHOGEN RISK IN EX-SITU BREEDING PROGRAMS; TARGETED DISEASE MONITORING; ZOOLOGIC EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION MEDICINE; CONCLUSION; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 12. Use of Wildlife Rehabilitation Centers as Monitors of Ecosystem Health; PRIMUM NON NOCERE (FIRST DO NO HARM); CONSERVATION MEDICINE; EDUCATION, PUBLIC AWARENESS, AND PUBLIC POLICY; CONCLUSION; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 13. Biopsy Darting; REMOTE BIOPSY TECHNIQUES; BIOPSY DARTING EQUIPMENT
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-336-22763-X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4160-4047-1
Language:
English
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