BSAVA Manual of Backyard Poultry Medicine and Surgery
By Guy Poland and Aidan Raftery
BSAVA Manual of Backyard Poultry Medicine and Surgery PDF provide good quality information to help veterinarians provide the level of care to backyard birds that clients expect and deserve. There has been a resurgence in the number of people keeping backyard poultry and they will often be seen as much loved pets. When a backyard bird becomes ill, therefore, their owner expects access to caring and competent veterinary care, often with an expectation that such care should meet the standard on offer to their dog or cat. The manual covers chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, guinea fowl, ornamental pheasants and peafowl.
Table of Contents
1- Origins and types of poultry
2- Anatomy and physiology
3- Behaviour
4- Husbandry
5- Nutrition
6- Handling, transportation and hospitalization
7- Preventive healthcare
8- Clinical examination and emergency treatment
9- Clinical techniques
10- Clinical pathology
11- Imaging techniques
12- Endoscopy, biopsy and endosurgery
13- Disorders of the integument
14- Ophthalmological and otic disorders
15- Respiratory disorders
16- Gastrointestinal disorders
17- Reproductive and laying disorders
18- Neurological and musculoskeletal disordersBehavioural disorders
19- Behavioural disorders
20- Nutritional disorders
21- Systemic, haematological and circulatory disorders
