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Practical reference on small mammal husbandry and health, now with full-color clinical photographs throughout The Sixth Edition of Harkness and Wagner’s Biology and Medicine of Rabbits and Rodents provides a thorough update to the classic reference on small mammal health and husbandry, now with full-color clinical photographs throughout. Part of ACLAM’s series of laboratory animal books, the book is a comprehensive, practical guide to caring for rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, mice, rats, and chinchillas. Emphasizing biology, contemporary husbandry, diagnostics and clinical procedures, clinical signs, and diseases and conditions, the book is equally useful in the research, companion animal practice, or food animal setting. New topics for the Sixth Edition include environmental monitoring for rodent health assessments, behavioral management considerations for optimizing animal health, enhanced pain assessment approaches, as well as considerations for creating a welfare-friendly small mammal practice. The Sixth Edition also updates common therapeutics, analgesics, anesthetics, and blood collection methodology, disease biology, husbandry, diagnostic modalities, and references, and covers new techniques for creating and modifying genetically engineered rodents. Harkness and Wagner’s Biology and Medicine of Rabbits and Rodents includes information on: General husbandry and disease prevention, covering equipment needs, factors predisposing to disease, and occupational health and safety issues Clinical procedures, covering hematology, clinical chemistry, urinalysis, surgery, post-operative care, dentistry, ophthalmology, and imaging Clinical signs and differential diagnoses, covering astroviruses, hepatitis E and leporid herpesvirus-4 for rabbits and antimicrobial resistance for commercial rabbits Serologic testing and diagnostic sample submission, covering newer methodologies, environmental monitoring, and considerations for large rodent feeder-breeder operations The Sixth Edition of Harkness and Wagner’s Biology and Medicine of Rabbits and Rodents is an essential reference for veterinary professionals dealing with small mammal species in research or practice settings, as well as veterinary students interested in small animals, comparative medicine, or laboratory animal medicine.

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Author:   Patricia V. Turner (Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Canada) ,  Colette L. Wheler (University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) ,  Hugues Beaufrère (University of California - Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, CA, USA) ,  Niora Fabian (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition:   6th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 23.40cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 27.70cm
Weight:   1.383kg
ISBN:  

9781119290476

ISBN 10:   1119290473
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   20 June 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface ix Acknowledgments x About the Authors and Illustrators xi Chapter 1. Introduction 1 Sources of Information 2 Taxonomy and History 3 Behavior 3 Regulatory Considerations 4 Introduction, General Husbandry, and Disease Prevention 1 Genetically Modified Animals 4 Welfare- Friendly Clinical Practices for Rabbits and Rodents 6 Equipment Needs 7 Major Husbandry Concerns 8 Factors Predisposing to Disease 15 Allergies to Rabbits and Rodents 16 References 17 Chapter 2. The Rabbit 21 The Guinea Pig 45 The Chinchilla 57 The Hamster 65 The Gerbil 74 The Mouse 81 The Rat 93 Chapter 3. Sample Collection 104 Biology and Husbandry 21 Clinical Procedures 104 Hematology, Clinical Chemistry, and Urinalysis 116 Medical Imaging 130 Ophthalmology 135 Administration of Drugs and Formulary 142 Anesthesia 147 Analgesia 169 Surgery 174 Dental Procedures in Rabbits and Rodents 183 Quality Assurance Programs for Colony Health Surveillance 186 Other Special Techniques 189 Euthanasia 192 Chapter 4. Clinical Signs and Differential Diagnoses 196 Recognizing Signs of Illness and Pain in Rabbits and Rodents 196 The Rabbit 199 The Guinea Pig 210 The Chinchilla 219 The Hamster 221 The Gerbil 227 The Mouse 230 The Rat 236 Summary of Zoonotic Conditions of Companion Rabbits and Rodents 243 Chapter 5. Specific Diseases and Conditions 245 Acariasis (Mite Infections) 245 Anorexia and Reduced Food Intake 254 Astrovirus Infections 256 Bordetella Bronchiseptica Infections 256 Cestodiasis (Tapeworm Infection) 258 Coccidiosis (Hepatic) in Rabbits 260 Coccidiosis (Intestinal) 263 Coronavirus Infections 264 Corynebacterium Kutscheri Infections 269 Cryptosporidiosis 270 Dermatophytosis (Ringworm) 272 Encephalitozoonosis 273 Enteritis and Related Conditions 276 Epilepsy in Gerbils 284 Filobacter Rodentium Infections (Cilia- Associated Respiratory Bacillus) 285 Gastrointestinal Stasis in Rabbits 286 Hantavirus Infections 288 Heart Conditons 290 Heat Prostration 291 Helicobacter Infections 292 Hematuria and Pigmented Urine 294 Hepatitis E Infections in Rabbits 295 Herpesvirus Infections of Rabbits 297 Hypovitaminosis C (Scurvy) in Guinea Pigs 298 Lawsonia Infections (Proliferative Ileitis/ Enteropathy) 301 Listeriosis 302 Liver Lobe Torsion in Rabbits 303 Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Infection 303 Malocclusion and Dental Disease 305 Mastitis 307 Mousepox (Ectromelia Virus) 307 Murine Encephalomyelitis 309 Murine Mycoplasmosis 310 Murine Norovirus Infections 312 Myiasis (Fly Strike)— Primary 313 Myiasis (Fly Strike)— Secondary 315 Myxomatosis 315 Nasal Dermatitis (Sore Nose) in Gerbils 317 Neoplasia 317 Nephrosis 322 Oxyuriasis (Pinworms) 324 Parvovirus Infections 326 Pasteurella Multocida Infections 328 Pediculosis 331 Pneumocystosis 332 Pododermatitis 334 Pregnancy Toxemia 336 Rabbit Viral Hemorrhagic Disease 337 Rabies Virus Infection 339 Ringtail 339 Rodentibacter Complex Infections 340 Rotavirus Infections 342 Salmonellosis 343 Sendai Virus Infections 345 Spironucleosis 346 Staphylococcosis 348 Streptococcus Pneumoniae Infections in Rodents 350 Streptococcus Zooepidemicus Infections in Guinea Pigs 351 Transmissible Colonic Hyperplasia in Mice 352 Tularemia 353 Tyzzer’s Disease (Clostridium Piliforme Infection) 354 Ulcerative Dermatitis (Moist Dermatitis) 356 Urolithiasis 357 Venereal Spirochetosis (Treponematosis) 359 Chapter 6. Case Reports 361 The Rabbit 361 The Guinea Pig 363 The Chinchilla 366 The Hamster 367 The Gerbil 367 The Mouse 368 The Rat 369 Suggested Solutions 369 Rabbits 369 Guinea Pigs 375 Chinchillas 377 Hamsters 379 Gerbils 380 Mice 381 Rats 383 Index 385

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The Authors Patricia V. Turner, BSc, MS, DVM, DVSc, DACLAM, DABT, DECAWBM (AWSEL) is a University Professor Emerita at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, Canada with over 30 years of experience in clinical practice, education, research, and national and international policy development with research and food animals. Colette L. Wheler, BSc, DVM, MVetSc, recently retired from her position as Manager of Veterinary Research Services at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Dr. Wheler has over 20 years’ experience in laboratory animal medicine and over 15 years’ experience working with small mammal pets. Hugues Beaufrère, Dr. Med. Vet., PhD, DACZM, DABVP (Avian), DECZM (Avian), is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of California - Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, California, USA. Niora Fabian, DVM, MS, DACLAM, is a Research/Clinical Veterinarian at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, MA, USA. John E. Harkness, DVM, MS, DACLAM, now deceased, was Professor Emeritus of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Mississippi State University in Mississippi State, Mississippi, USA.

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