Laboratory Animal and Exotic Pet Medicine: Principles and Procedures
Sirois, Margi
Learn the veterinary technician's role in the care of exotic pets and animals used in biomedical research! Laboratory Animal and Exotic Pet Medicine: Principles and Procedures, 3rd Edition helps you gain the knowledge and skills needed to ensure animal health and well-being. It covers animal husbandry, restraint and handling, and diseases, and provides guidelines to key clinical procedures such as blood collection, medication administration, anesthesia, and diagnostic imaging. Research-related information addresses the ethical concerns of exotic pet ownership, as well as the benefits and humane use of animals in research. Written by noted veterinary technology educator Margi Sirois, this text is a must-have resource for all caretakers of lab animals. INDICE: PART 1: PRINCIPLES OF LABORATORY ANIMAL MEDICINE1. Introduction to Exotic and Laboratory Animal Medicine2. Exotic and Research Animal FacilitiesPART 2: LABORATORY ANIMALS3. Birds4. Reptiles5. Amphibians and Fish6. Rats and Mice7. The Rabbit8. The Guinea Pig9. The Ferret10. Gerbils and Hamsters11. Other Species12. Nonhuman Primates13. WildlifeGlossary
- ISBN: 978-0-323-77816-9
- Editorial: Mosby
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 428
- Fecha Publicación: 13/05/2022
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés