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Biology, Medicine, and Surgery of Elephants
by Murray E. Fowler
Biology, Medicine, and Surgery of Elephants serves as a comprehensive text on elephant medicine and surgery.
Biology, Medicine, and Surgery of Elephants covers biology, husbandry, veterinary medicine and surgery of the elephant as known today.
- Written by the foremost experts in the field
- Comprehensively covers both Asian and African elephants
- Complete with taxonomy, behavioral, geographical and systemic information
- Well-illustrated and organized for easy reference
Contents
- Taxonomy, Classification, History, and Evolution of Elephants
- Elepants in Captivity
- Laws and Legislation
- Behavior and Social Life
- Husbandry
- Nutrition
- Preventive Health Care and Physical Examination
- Physical Restraint and Handling
- Chemical Restraint and General Anesthesia
- Surgery and Surgical Conditions
- Infectious Diseases
- Parasitology
- Antemortem Diagnostics
- Postmortem Diagnostics
- Therapeutics
- Neonatal Care and Hand Rearing
- Multisystem Disorders
- Integument System
- Musculoskeletal System
- Foot Disorders
- Respiratory System
- Digestive System
- Endocrine and Immune Systems
- Cardiovascular System
- Hemolymphatic System
- Reproductive System
- Reproductive and Diagnostic Ultrasonography
- Reproductive Endocrinology
- Urinary System
- Nervous System
- Special Senses
- Chemical, Tactile, and Taste Sensory Systems
- Toxicology
- Zoonoses and Human Injury
- Veterinary Problems of Geographical Concern
- Conservation
Appendices
- Abbreviations used in this book
- Measurement conversion tables
- Sources for agents used in sedating, tranquilizing, immobilizing, and anesthetizing elephants
- Toxicology terms, abbreviations, equivalents
- Elephant vital signs and physiological parameters
- Glossary of terms associated with elephant feet
- Weight conversion chart for Asian elephants
- Conversion between conventional and SI units hematology
- Conversion between conventional and SI units blood and fluid chemistry
- Standards for elephant management and care
- Standard guidelines for elephant management
- Guidelines for comprehensive elephant health monitoring program
- Quarantine guidelines for elephants
- Recommended elephant pre-shipment guidelines
- Transport guidelines for elephants
Index
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Biology, Medicine, and Surgery of Elephants
by Murray E. Fowler
2006 • 565 pages • $159.00 + shipping
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