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BSAVA Manual of Raptors, Pigeons and Passerine Birds

This Manual replaces the successful BSAVA Manual of Raptors, Pigeons and Waterfowl. As waterfowl are note covered in the BSAVA Manual of Farm Pets, we have used this opportunity to include previously uncovered birds such as canaries and exotic finches. The book addresses the husbandry, medicine and surgery for the three groups of birds.

Great use is made of colour photographs throughout to illustrate bird types, housing and clinical conditions and procedures. While concentrating on easy access to information for use within the busy veterinary clinic, the Manual will also serve as an introductory text for those wishing to study the subject in greater depth.

Natural history and husbandry
Clinical techniques and diagnostic imaging
Soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery
Formulary and laboratory reference ranges

Contents:

Introduction; Husbandry: Raptor husbandry and falconry techniques; Pigeon husbandry and racing management; Passerine bird husbandry and show management; General: Anatomy and physiology; Handling and transport; Examination, triage and hospitalization; Basic techniques; Clinical pathology and post-mortem examination; Anaesthesia and analgesia; Radiography; Ultrasonography and CT/MRI; Endoscopy, biopsy and endosurgery; Soft tissue surgery; Hard tissue surgery; Raptors: Disorders of the feet; Nutrition; Parasitic disease; Infectious diseases; Respiratory disease; Reproductive disease, incubation and artificial insemination; Paediatrics and behavioural development and disorders; Gastrointestinal tract disease; Feather and skin disease; Ophthalmology; Systemic and non-infectious disorders; Pigeons: Nutrition; The poor performance bird; Infectious diseases; Respiratory disease; Gastrointestinal tract disease; Systemic and non-infectious disorders; Passerine birds: Nutrition and disease; Approach to the individual sick bird; ‘Going light’; Investigation of flock mortality/morbidity; Legal, zoonotic and ethical considerations; Appendices; Index.

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Contributors:

Tom Bailey, United Arab Emirates; René Becker, Germany; J.R. Best, UK; John Chitty, UK; John E. Cooper, Trinidad & Tobago; Bob Doneley, Australia; Gerry M. Dorrestein, The Netherlands; Kevin Eatwell, UK; Neil A. Forbes, UK; Jean-Michel Hatt, Switzerland; J. Jill Heatley, USA; Ruth Maria Hirschberg, Germany; Michael P. Jones, USA; Richard G. Jones, UK; Alistair M. Lawrie, UK; Michael Lierz, Germany; Christopher Lloyd, United Arab Emirates; Jemima Parry-Jones, UK; Michael Pees, Germany; Tom Pennycott, UK; Romain Pizzi, UK; Aidan Raftery, UK; Ron Rees Davies, UK; Peter W. Scott, UK; Michael Stanford, UK; Brian Stockdale, UK; David L. Williams, UK.

Published September 2008
420 pages
ISBN 978 1 905319 04 6

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