BSAVA Manual of Avian Practice: A Foundation Manual PDF

BSAVA Manual of Avian Practice: A Foundation Manual

Bsava Manual Of Avian Practice: A Foundation Manual Pdf

By John Chitty and Deborah Monks

BSAVA Manual of Avian Practice: A Foundation Manual PDF. It’s 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

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Table of Contents

1 Species guide

2 Anatomy and physiology

3 Husbandry

4 Reproduction

5 Behaviour

6 Nutrition

7 The bird-friendly practice

8 Reception guide for the general practice

9 Handling and transporting birds

10 History taking and examination

11 Hospitalization and basic critical care

12 Sample taking and basic clinical pathology

13 Euthanasia: grief and bereavement

14 Post-mortem examination

15 Basic techniques

16 Basic anesthesia

17 Basic surgery

18 Basic radiography

19 Infectious diseases

20 Upper respiratory tract disease

21 An approach to the swollen avian eye

22 Lower respiratory tract disease

23 The sick bird

24 Abnormal or loose droppings

25 Egg retention

26 Cloacal, uterine and rectal prolapse

27 Vomiting and regurgitating bird

28 The thin bird

29 Wing and leg trauma

30 Feather loss

31 The sick baby bird

32 Weakness and seizures

Appendix 1: Common and scientific species names
Appendix 2: Sex identification of selected species
Appendix 3: Haematology and biochemistry
Appendix 4: Droppings
Appendix 5: Falconry terminology
Appendix 6: Formulary

Index

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