Restraint and Handling of Wild and Domestic Animals, 3rd Edition

Features:

• New edition of the classic reference
• Introduction to basic principles of animal restraint and overview of techniques
• Focuses on the most effective physical restraint techniques
• Provides essential information for ensuring the safety of both the handler and animal
• Now in full color with five new chapters

Table of Contents:

Part 1. General Concepts

1. Introduction

2. Tools of Restraint

3. Rope Work

4. Thermoregulation

5. Understanding Behavior for Restraint Purposes

6. Training for Restraint Procedures

7. Stress

8. Animal Welfare Concerns During Restraint

9. Medical Problems During Restraint

Part 2. Domestic Animals

10. Horses, Donkeys, Mules

11. Cattle and Other Domestic Bovids

12. Sheep and Goats

13. Swine

14. Camelids

15. Dogs

16. Cats

17. Laboratory Rodents and Rabbits

18. Poultry and Waterfowl

Part 3. Wild Animals

19. Delivery Systems

20. Chemical Restraint

21. Monotremes and Marsupials

22. Small Mammals

23. Carnivores

24. Nonhuman Primates

25. Marine Mammals

26. Elephants

27. Other Megavertebrates (Hoofed Stock)

28. Hoofed Stock (Other than the Megavertebrates)

29. Birds

30. Reptiles

31. Amphibians and Fish

Appendices

Index