Laboratory Animal and Exotic Pet Medicine: Principles and Procedures 3rd Edition. Learn the veterinary technicianโs role in the care of exotic pets and animals used in biomedical research! This Book 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.
Comprehensive coverageย prepares you to work with all types of animals by addressing a wide variety of species including rats, mice, rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, hamsters, gerbils, nonhuman primates, amphibians, fish, reptiles, birds, farm animals, and cats and dogs; it also covers topics such as animal species, the laboratory setting, regulatory guidelines, and ethical considerations.
Consistent organization of each species chapterย makes it easy to quickly identify similarities and differences among various laboratory animals.
Current information on legal, moral, and ethical issuesย includes legal requirements, the protocols guiding lab animal use, animal exploitation, and animal rights.
Discussion of specific uses for each species in biomedical researchย provides a perspective that helps you explain the benefits of animal use in providing high-quality research data.
Technician Notesย highlight important points and provide helpful tips to improve your knowledge and skills.
Learning objectives, key points, and chapter review questions make studying easier.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents:
Part I Principles of Laboratory Animal Medicine
Chapter 1 Introduction to Exotic and Laboratory Animal Medicine
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