Laboratory Animal and Exotic Pet Medicine: Principles and Procedures

This combination text and lab manual provides clinically relevant coverage of laboratory animal medicine and procedures. It covers a variety of species, including rats, mice, guinea pigs, hamsters, rabbits, gerbils, ferrets, nonhuman primates, and in a separate chapter, nontraditional lab animals, such as swine, chinchillas, armadillos, reptiles, amphibians, bats, farm animals, and dogs and cats. Coverage of each species is presented in a consistent format that includes taxonomy, anatomy and physiology, uses in biomedical research, reproduction, behavior, husbandry, restraint and handling, identification methods, injection techniques, medication administration and anesthesia, blood collection, common diseases, and euthanasia. Other key topics include the laboratory setting, regulatory guidelines, and ethical considerations. The lab manual portion of the book features a variety of exercises and observation sheets. INDICE: 1. Introduction to Exotic and Laboratory Animal Medicine2. Exotic and Research Animal Facilities3. Birds4. Reptiles5. Amphibians and Fish6. Rats and Mice7. The Rabbit8. The Guinea Pig9. The Ferret10. Gerbils and Hamsters11. Other Species12. Nonhuman Primates13. Wildlife

• ISBN: 978-0-323-17299-8
• Editorial: Mosby
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 416
• Fecha Publicación: 12/11/2015
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés