BSAVA Manual of Raptors, Pigeons and Passerine Birds

The BSAVA Manual of Raptors, Pigeons and Passerine Birds addresses the husbandry, medicine and surgery of three groups of birds, including those kept as working birds as well as ornamental and pet species. Topics such as handling, examination, diagnostic procedures and surgery are dealt with across the groups. The Passerine Birds section includes information on birds such as canaries and exotic finches. Colour photographs throughout the manual to illustrate bird types, housing and clinical conditions and procedures. Table of 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 Hospitalisation; 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 Diseases; Ophthalmology; 25 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.

Comments & References: 420 pages. Paperback. Suitable for veterinary surgeons, veterinary students, and will also serve as an introductory text for those wishing to study the subject in greater depth. Replaces the BSAVA Manual of Raptors, Pigeons and Waterfowl. The waterfowls are now covered  in the BSAVA Manual of Farm Pets. Written by international expert authors. Also available from Wiley. 

ISBN-13: 978-1-9053-1904-6
e-Book ISBN: 978-1-910443-10-1

This book is a part of BSAVA British Small Animal Veterinary Association Series. 

Price: £93.50