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BSAVA manual of avian practice : a foundation manual / John Chitty and Deborah Monks, editors.

Contributor(s): Chitty, John (Veterinarian) [editor.] | Monks, Deborah, 1972- [editor.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Quedgeley, Gloucester : British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA), [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: x, 462 pages.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781905319817 (paperback).Subject(s): Avian medicine | Birds -- DiseasesAdditional physical formats: Electronic version: BSAVA manual of avian practice : a foundation manual DDC classification: 636.5089 BSA Also available in print form.
Contents:
Species guide / Stacey Gelis -- Anatomy and physiology / Peter Sandmeier -- Husbandry / Alan Jones -- Reproduction / Bob Doneley -- Behaviour / Deborah Monks -- Nutrition / Brian Stockdale -- The bird-friendly practice / Aidan Raftery -- Reception guide for the general practice / Alistair Lawrie -- Handling and transporting birds / Kevin Eatwell -- History taking and examination / Craig Hunt -- Hospitalization and basic critical care / Alex Rosenwax -- Sample taking and basic clinical pathology / John Chitty -- Euthanasia: grief and bereavement / James M. Harris -- Post-mortem examination / Mike Cannon -- Basic techniques / Andrés Montesinos -- Basic anaesthesia / Brian L. Speer -- Basic surgery / Μ. Scott Echols -- Basic radiography / Lorenzo Crosta, Alessandro Mettilo and Petra Schnitzer -- Infectious diseases / Petra Zsivanovits -- Upper respiratory tract disease / Yvonne van Zeeland -- An approach to the swollen avian eye / David Williams -- Lower respiratory tract disease / John Chitty and Deborah Monks -- The sick bird / Richard Jones -- Abnormal or loose droppings / Jean-Michel Hatt -- Egg retention / Stefka Curd -- Cloacal, uterine and rectal prolapse / Angela Lennox and Amber Lee -- Vomiting and regurgitating bird / Thomas N. Tully, Jr -- The thin bird / Elisa Wüst and Michael Lierz -- Wing and leg trauma / Brett Gartrell -- Feather loss / John Chitty -- The sick baby bird / Deborah Monks -- Weakness and seizures / Michael Pees .
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Materials specified Status Notes Barcode
General lending MTU Kerry North Campus Library Display 636.5089 BSA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Has CD Rom Available MTU Kerry module VETN71013 - Recommended reading 38888000947618
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Authored by vets with experience in all aspects of avian care, this manual is an essential tool for those in general practice who do not often see birds. Subjects including anatomy and physiology, husbandry, behaviour, examination, surgical techniques are covered in detail; common presentations are also dealt with in individual chapters.
Includes Quick Reference Guides Informative and detailed appendices Clinical signs-based section, exploring particular conditions in detail

Species guide / Stacey Gelis -- Anatomy and physiology / Peter Sandmeier -- Husbandry / Alan Jones -- Reproduction / Bob Doneley -- Behaviour / Deborah Monks -- Nutrition / Brian Stockdale -- The bird-friendly practice / Aidan Raftery -- Reception guide for the general practice / Alistair Lawrie -- Handling and transporting birds / Kevin Eatwell -- History taking and examination / Craig Hunt -- Hospitalization and basic critical care / Alex Rosenwax -- Sample taking and basic clinical pathology / John Chitty -- Euthanasia: grief and bereavement / James M. Harris -- Post-mortem examination / Mike Cannon -- Basic techniques / Andrés Montesinos -- Basic anaesthesia / Brian L. Speer -- Basic surgery / Μ. Scott Echols -- Basic radiography / Lorenzo Crosta, Alessandro Mettilo and Petra Schnitzer -- Infectious diseases / Petra Zsivanovits -- Upper respiratory tract disease / Yvonne van Zeeland -- An approach to the swollen avian eye / David Williams -- Lower respiratory tract disease / John Chitty and Deborah Monks -- The sick bird / Richard Jones -- Abnormal or loose droppings / Jean-Michel Hatt -- Egg retention / Stefka Curd -- Cloacal, uterine and rectal prolapse / Angela Lennox and Amber Lee -- Vomiting and regurgitating bird / Thomas N. Tully, Jr -- The thin bird / Elisa Wüst and Michael Lierz -- Wing and leg trauma / Brett Gartrell -- Feather loss / John Chitty -- The sick baby bird / Deborah Monks -- Weakness and seizures / Michael Pees .

Also available in print form.