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035 _a(OCoLC)696302505
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_cDLC
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042 _apcc
049 _aAlfaisal Main Library
050 4 _aSF994
_b.A93 2009
060 4 _a2010 I-173
060 4 _aSF 994
_bH236 2009
245 0 0 _aHandbook of avian medicine /
_cedited by Thomas N. Tully, Jr., Gerry M. Dorrestein, Alan K. Jones ; foreword by John E. Cooper.
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aEdinburgh ;
_aNew York :
_bElsevier/Saunders,
_c2009.
300 _a1 online resource (xiii, 478 pages) :
_billustrations (chiefly color), color maps
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aThe development of avian species / Patricia Macwhirter -- Basic anatomy, physiology and nutrition / Patricia Macwhirter -- The physical examination / Alan K. Jones -- Clinical tests / Don J. Harris -- Imaging techniques / Maria-Elisabeth Krautwald-Junghanns and Michael Pees -- Nursing the sick bird / Gerry M. Dorrestein -- Psittacine birds / Nigel H. Harcourt-Brown -- Passerines / Gerry M. Dorrestein -- Raptors / Patrick T. Redig and Luis Cruz-Martinez -- Cranes / Glenn H. Olsen -- Ratites / Thomas N. Tully, Jr. -- Waterfowl / Andrew Routh and Stephanie Sanderson -- Galliformes / Brian H. Coles -- Ramphastids / Amy B. Worell -- Pigeons / Peter De Herdt and Frank Pasmans -- Seabirds / Ian Robinson -- The management of a multi-species bird collection in a zoological park / Lorenzo Crosta and Linda Timossi.
520 _aThis reference gives the small animal practitioner a complete information source for the basics of avian medicine and surgery. It pulls together the international expertise of the avian veterinary community by incorporating the knowledge of authors world-wide. The first six chapters cover the basic medical information needed to run a primary care avian practice. The focus here is on introductory level material and the average companion animal practice. If you see between one and five birds a week, this text is for you. The later chapters are species-specific and help the veterinarian in evaluating, treating, and/or referring various bird species. The new edition builds on the success of the first edition and includes full colour illustrations throughout. First 6 chapters: cover basic information needed to run a primary care avian practiceLater chapters: species-specific helping veterinarians to build up their knowledge in order to evaluate, treat and/or referMulti-author text combining best practice tips and different techniques from avian experts worldwide: the editors are from 3 different countries and the chapter authors from many moreProvides quick access to crucial information for the non-specialistOffers the basics of avian medicine and surgery.
590 _aElsevier
_bScienceDirect All Books
650 0 _aAvian medicine
_vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
650 0 _aBirds
_xDiseases
_vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
650 7 _aAvian medicine.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst00824348
650 7 _aBirds
_xDiseases.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst00832990
650 2 _aBird Diseases.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
700 1 _aTully, Thomas N.,
_cJr.,
_d1959-
700 1 _aDorrestein, G. M.
700 1 _aJones, Alan K.
710 2 _aScienceDirect eBooks.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_tHandbook of avian medicine.
_b2nd ed.
_dEdinburgh ; New York : Elsevier/Saunders, 2009
_z9780702028748
_z0702028746
_w(DLC) 2009014635
_w(OCoLC)276648067
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