Description
With coverage of current issues and emerging trends, Fowler's Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, Volume 7 provides a comprehensive, all-new reference for the management of zoo and wildlife diseases. A Current Therapy format emphasizes the latest advances in the field, including nutrition, diagnosis, and treatment protocols. Cutting-edge coverage includes topics such as the "One Medicine" concept, laparoscopic surgery in elephants and rhinoceros, amphibian viral diseases, and advanced water quality evaluation for zoos. Editors R. Eric Miller and Murray E. Fowler promote a philosophy of animal conservation, bridging the gap between captive and free-ranging wild animal medicine with chapters contributed by more than 100 international experts.- The Current Therapy format focuses on emerging trends, treatment protocols, and diagnostic updates new to the field, providing timely information on the latest advances in zoo and wild animal medicine.- Content ranges from drug treatment, nutrition, husbandry, surgery, and imaging to behavioral training.- Coverage of species ranges from giraffes, elephants, lions, and orangutans to sea turtles, hellbenders, bats, kakapos, and more.- An extensive list of contributors includes recognized authors from around the world, offering expert information with chapters focusing on the latest research and clinical management of captive and free-ranging wild animals.- A philosophy of animal conservation helps zoo and wildlife veterinarians fulfill not only the technical aspects of veterinary medicine, but contribute to the overall biological teams needed to rescue many threatened and endangered species from extinction.- All content is new, with coverage including coverage of cutting-edge issues such as white-nose disease in bats, updates on Ebola virus in wild great apes, and chytrid fungus in amphibians.- Full-color photographs depict external clinical signs for more accurate clinical recognition.- Discussions of the "One Medicine" concept include chapters addressing the interface between wildlife, livestock, human, and ecosystem health.- New sections cover Edentates, Marsupials, Carnivores, Perrissodactyla, and Camelids.- Over 100 new tables provide a quick reference to a wide range of topics.- An emphasis on conserving threatened and endangered species globally involves 102 expert authors representing 12 different countries.
Table of Contents
SECTION 1: GENERAL1. Disease Risk Analysis in Wildlife Health Field Studies2. Contraception3. Conservation Medicine for Zoo Veterinarians4. Veterinary Challenges of Mixed Species Exhibits5. Cowpox in Zoo Animals6. Disaster Preparation for Captive Wildlife Veterinarians7. Guidelines for the Management of Zoonotic Diseases8. Integrated Pest Management9. Noninvasive Techniques to Assess Health and Ecology of Wildlife Populations10. Culture and Media Shifts Cast New Light on Animal Care, Pose Challenges and Opportunities for Veterinarians11. Dangerous Animal Crisis Management12. Sustainable Practices for Zoological Veterinary Medicine13. Anthrax in Free-Ranging Wildlife14. Cyanobacterial Bio-Intoxication in Free-Ranging Wildlife15. Children's Zoo Medicine16. AAZV Guidelines for Zoo and Aquarium Veterinary Medical Programs and Veterinary Hospitals17. Fundamentals of Zoo Animal Surgery18. Emerging Diseases at the Interface of People, Domestic Animals, and Wildlife19. Depth of Anesthesia Monitoring by Bispectral Analysis in Zoo Animals20. Approaching Health Problems at the Wildlife-Domestic Animal Interface21. Wildlife Disease Ecology: What Can Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians Learn from this Discipline?SECTION 2: AQUATIC22. Medical Management of Rays23. Basic Water Quality Evaluation for Zoo Veterinarians24. The Mechanics of Aquarium Water Conditioning25. Advanced Water Quality Evaluation For Zoo Veterinarians26. Quarantine of Fish and Aquatic Invertebrates in Public Display AquariaSECTION 3: REPTILE AND AMPHIBIAN27. Behavioral Training of Reptiles for Medical Procedures28. The Diagnosis and Control of Amphibian Chytridiomycosis29. Mycobacteriosis in Amphibians30. Amphibian Viral Diseases31. Sea Turtle Rehabilitation32. Reptile and Amphibian Analgesia33. Virology of Non-Avian Reptiles: An Update34. Hellbender MedicineSECTION 4: AVIAN35. Avian Mycobacterial Disease36. Feather Follicle Extirpation: Operative Techniques to Prevent Zoo Birds from Flying37. Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Buceros Hornbills38. The California Condor (Gymnogyps Californianus) Veterinary Program: 1997-201039. Avian Circovirus and Polyomavirus Diseases40. Veterinary Care of Kakapo41. Avian Analgesia42. Pre-Hatch Protocols to Improve Hatchability43. West Nile Virus in Raptors44. Diagnosis of Aspergillosis in Avian Species45. Avian Influenza H5N1 Virus: Epidemiology in Wild Birds, Zoo Outbreaks and Zoo Vaccination Policy46. Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Raptors47. Haemosporidian Parasites: Impacts on Avian HostsSECTION 5: MAMMALS48. Rabies Management in Wild CarnivoresSECTION 6: EDENTATES49. Feeding and Nutrition of AnteatersSECTION 7: MARSUPIALS50. Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumor Disease51. Viral Chorioretinitis of KangaroosSECTION 8: PRIMATES52. Degenerative Skeletal Diseases of Primates53. Cardiovascular Disease in Great Apes54. Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever55. Use of Computertomography to Diagnose Sinusitis and Air Sacculitis in Orangutans (Pongo Pygmaeus, Pongo Abelii)SECTION 9: CHIROPTERA56. White-Nose Syndrome in Cave Bats of North AmericaSECTION 10: CARNIVORES57. Updated Vaccination Recommendations for Carnivores58. Medical Management of Maned Wolves (Chrysocyon Brachyurus)59. Primer on Tick-Borne Diseases in Exotic Carnivores60. Ageing In Large Felids61. Star-Gazing in Lions62. Pyometra in Large FelidsSECTION 11: MARINE MAMMALS63. Longitudinal Monitoring of Immune System Parameters and Associated Applications to Health Management of Captive and Free-Ranging Cetaceans64. Ocular Disease and Suspected Etiologies in Captive PinnipedsSECTION 12: ELEPHANTS65. Elephant Herpesviruses66. Female Elephant Reproduction67. Digital Radiography of the Elephant Foot68. Laparoscopic Surgery in Elephants and Rhinoceros69. Elephant Neonatal and Pediatric Medicine70. Treatment of Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV)SECTION 13: PERRISSODACTYLA71. Rhinoceros Theriogenology72.
