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Laboratory animal and exotic pet medicine
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- Book Synopsis
- Learn the veterinary technician's role in the care of exotic pets and animals used in biomedical research! Laboratory Animal and Exotic Pet Medicine: Principles and Procedures, 3rd Edition helps you gain the knowledge and skills needed to ensure animal health and well-being. It covers animal husbandry, restraint and handling, and diseases, and provides guidelines to key clinical procedures such as blood collection, medication administration, anesthesia, and diagnostic imaging. Research-related information addresses the ethical concerns of exotic pet ownership, as well as the benefits and humane use of animals in research. Written by noted veterinary technology educator Margi Sirois, this text is a must-have resource for all caretakers of lab animals.Comprehensive coverage prepares you to work with all types of animals by addressing a wide variety of species including rats, mice, rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, hamsters, gerbils, nonhuman primates, amphibians, fish, reptiles, birds, farm animals, and cats and dogs; it also covers topics such as animal species, the laboratory setting, regulatory guidelines, and ethical considerationsConsistent organization of each species chapter makes it easy to quickly identify similarities and differences among various laboratory animalsCurrent information on legal, moral, and ethical issues includes legal requirements, the protocols guiding lab animal use, animal exploitation, and animal rightsDiscussion of specific uses for each species in biomedical research provides a perspective that helps you explain the benefits of animal use in providing high-quality research dataTechnician Notes highlight important points and provide helpful tips to improve your knowledge and skillsLearning objectives, key points, and chapter review questions make studying easierNEW! Comprehensive coverage of poultry includes the increasingly popular backyard chickens, as well as commonly performed procedures and in-depth information on housing, restraint, nutrition, common diseases, diagnostics, and therapeuticsNEW photographs show the latest technology available in laboratory and exotic animal medicine
- About The Author
- Margi Sirois is certified as both a veterinary technician & laboratory animal technician and has over 25 years of experience as a veterinary technician educator in both traditional and distance education programs. She is a past-president of the Association of Veterinary Technician Educators and the Kansas Veterinary Technician Association and co-founder and current president of the Academy of Veterinary Technician Specialists in Education
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780323778169
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Mosby, (28 March 2022)
- Number of Pages
- 256
- Weight
- 570 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 217 x 278 x 11 mm
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