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Author:   Nigel Harcourt-Brown ,  John Chitty
Publisher:   British Small Animal Veterinary Association
Imprint:   British Small Animal Veterinary Association
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   1.102kg
ISBN:  

9780905214764

ISBN 10:   0905214765
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   01 April 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents. List of contributors. Foreword. Preface.. Part 1: Species and Husbandry. 1. Species and natural history (Brian H. Coles). 2. Anatomy and Physiology ( Nigel H. Harcourt-Brown). 3. Husbandry (Alan K. Jones). 4. Handling (J.R. Best). Part 2: Clinical Background. 5. The initial presentation: triage and critical care (Aidan Raftery). 6. Basic techniques (John Chitty). 7. Clinical pathology and necropsy (Gerry M. Dorrestein and Martine de Wit). 8. Anaesthesia and analgesia (Thomas M. Edling). 9. Diagnostic imaging (Nigel H. Harcourt-Brown). Part 3: Surgery. 10. Soft tissue surgery (Neil A. Forbes). 11. Orthopaedic and beak surgery (Nigel H. Harcourt-Brown). Part 4: Clinical Syndromes. 12. Nutrition and nutritional disease (Michael Stanford). 13. Systemic Infectious disease (Michael Lierz). 14. Respiratory disease (Simon J. Girling). 15. Gastrointestinal disease (Deborah Monks). 16. Feather and skin disorders (John Chitty). 17. Behaviour and behavioural disorders (Kenneth R. Welle). 18. Reproduction and paediatrics (April Romagnano). 19. Neurology and ophthalmology (Thomas N. Tully, Jr). 20. Systemic non-infectious disease (Alistair Lawrie). 21. The sick small psittacid (Ron Rees Davies). Part 5: Legal Aspects. 22. Zoonotic, legal and ethical aspects (Peter Scott). References and further reading. Appendices. 1. Clinical approaches for some common presentations. 2. The cage floor: in sickness and health. 3. Formulary. 4. List of bird names. 5. Conversion tables. Index.

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The Manual is extremely well produced, provides readable access to valuable information on a large group of distinctive birds and, apart from being a must for every small animal veterianry practice, it would make an important addition to the shelves of any serious parrot-keeper or rescue group. Ibis, 2006

The Manual is extremely well produced, provides readable access to valuable information on a large group of distinctive birds and, apart from being a must for every small animal veterianry practice, it would make an important addition to the shelves of any serious parrot-keeper or rescue group. Ibis, 2006

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Nigel Harcourt-Brown and John Chitty are the authors of BSAVA Manual of Psittacine Birds, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.

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