Book Details
Orange Code:47661
Paperback:367 pages
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1. General Information2. Diagnostics, Drugs, and Vaccines3. Laws and Regulations Governing Backyard Poultry in the United States4. Common Breeds of Backyard Poultry5. Basic Housing and Management6. Anseriforme Husbandry and Management7. Backyard Poultry Nutrition8. Parasitic Diseases9. Medicine and Surgery10. Physical Examination, Anatomy, and Physiology11. Avian Influenza and Viscerotropic Velogenic (Exotic) Newcastle Disease12. Respiratory Disease13. Musculoskeletal Diseases14. Dermatological Diseases15. Reproductive Diseases16. Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Diseases17. Cardiovascular Diseases18. Soft Tissue Surgery19. Egg Diagnostics20. Diagnostic Lab Sampling21. Interpretation of Laboratory Results and Values22. Regulatory Considerations for Medication Use in Poultry23. Vaccination of Poultry
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Backyard Poultry Medicine and Surgery is a practical resource offering guidance on developing diagnostic and treatment plans for individual companion poultry or small flocks. Organized by body system to aid in developing a differential diagnosis list for common presenting signs, the book provides all the information clinicians need to effectively treat backyard poultry. Written by experts from both the commercial poultry field and the companion avian field, the book provides thorough coverage of both common and less common diseases of backyard chickens, ducks, and other poultry.
The book begins with introductory chapters covering general information, an overview of US laws, and basic husbandry concerns, then moves into specific disease chapters organized by system. The book takes an individual medicine perspective throughout, with photographs, radiographs, and histopathological photomicrographs to illustrate principles and diseases. Backyard Poultry Medicine and Surgery is an invaluable guide to diseases and treatments for any practitioners treating backyard poultry
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