Avian Medicine 3rd Edition

Avian Medicine, 3rd Edition: Your All-in-One Guide to Avian Care

This book is the complete, all-in-one guide to every aspect of avian care. Combining the in-depth coverage of a text with the practicality of a clinical manual and the visual detail of an atlas, this highly illustrated reference covers a wide variety of avian species. With more illustrations, a wealth of practical advice, and the latest information on cutting-edge treatments and procedures, today’s general clinician will be fully equipped to effectively and confidently care for all birds.

Key Features

• Comprehensive Coverage: It provides a depth and breadth of knowledge on avian medicine and care, with coverage of a wide variety of species, including psittacines, raptors, bustards, and parrots.
• Accessible Format: Bulleted text and tables help present information in an accessible way, making it easy to find what you need quickly.
• Extensive Visuals: More than 900 color images give readers a better picture of disease and how it will be encountered in practice.
• New and Updated Content: New chapter sections, revised references, and updated suggested readings ensure that readers have the most up-to-date information. New chapter contributors also ensure the information in the text reflects the most current techniques and advances.
• Expanded Content: The book includes expanded content on parrots, finches, and fruit-eating birds, and thoroughly updated content includes the latest surgical techniques and procedures.
• Appendices: Appendices bring together wide-ranging data on hematology and blood chemistry reference values, commonly used pharmaceutics, and other information relevant to avian practitioners.
• Advanced Imaging: Additional content and images on MRI have been incorporated throughout the text to complete the coverage of other advanced imaging techniques such as CT scans.