Get the latest advances in zoo and wild animal medicine in one invaluable reference! Written by internationally recognized experts,
Fowler's Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine: Current Therapy, Volume 10
provides a practical guide to the latest research and clinical management of captive and free-ranging wild animals. For each animal, coverage includes topics such as biology, anatomy and special physiology, reproduction, restraint and handling, housing requirements, nutrition and feeding, surgery and anesthesia, diagnostics, and treatment protocols. New topics in this edition include holistic treatments, antibiotic resistance in aquariums, non-invasive imaging for amphibians, emerging reptile viruses, and African ground hornbill medicine, in addition to giant anteater medicine, Brucella in marine animals, and rhinoceros birth parameters. With coverage of many subjects where information has not been readily available,
Fowler’s
is a resource you don’t want to be without.
Fowler's Current Therapy
format
ensures that each volume in the series covers all-new topics with timely information on current topics of interest in the field
Focused coverage
offers just the right amount of depth — often fewer than 10 pages in a chapter — which makes the material easier to access and easier to understand
General taxon-based format
covers all terrestrial vertebrate taxa plus selected topics on aquatic and invertebrate taxa
Updated information from the Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS)
includes records from their growing database for 2.3 million animals (374,000 living) and 23,000 taxa, which can serve as a basis for new research
Expert, global contributors
include authors from the U.S. and 25 other countries, each representing trends in their part of the world, and each focusing on the latest research and clinical management of captive and free-ranging wild animals
NEW! All-new topics and contributors
ensure that this volume addresses the most current issues relating to zoo and wild animals
NEW! Content on emerging diseases
includes topics such as COVID-19, rabbit hemorrhagic disease, yellow fever in South American primates, monitoring herpesviruses in multiple species, and canine distemper in unusual species
NEW! Emphasis on management
includes coverage of diversity in zoo and wildlife medicine
NEW! Panel of international contributors
includes, for the first time, experts from Costa Rica, Estonia, Ethiopia, India, Norway, and Singapore, along with many other countries
NEW! Enhanced eBook version
is included with each print purchase, providing a fully searchable version of the entire text and access to all of its text, figures, and references