Wildlife medicine & rehabilitation : self-assessment color by Anna Meredith

By Anna Meredith

Veterinarians more and more stumble upon flora and fauna casualties in perform and feature an obligation of deal with the welfare of the animals. This accomplished and easy-to-use self review ebook includes a few 208 scientific situations with 325 illustrations. it's been compiled by way of authors with a variety of adventure and services during this region. universal stipulations obvious in flora and fauna species are coated with instances from Europe, North the US, the center East and Australia. the choice of circumstances is gifted randomly and covers eventualities proper to so much readers. The ebook is of worth to veterinarians in perform and coaching and to all these operating at once with natural world who desire to extend their wisdom during this box.

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54 49, 50: Questions 49a 49 This red fox (49a) is presented for treatment. i. What zoonotic diseases may foxes carry? ii. What preventive measures can be taken to reduce the risks to staff dealing with foxes? 50 50 Ecotourism is viewed by many as an important conservation tool and a number of free-ranging great ape populations have been habituated to humans for this purpose. However, why is the close contact between humans and mountain gorillas illustrated (50) a concern for the conservation of great apes?

Over the course of one week a further three birds died in the rearing unit after presenting with respiratory signs. i. What diagnostic tests are available to investigate respiratory tract disease in these birds? ii. List the differential diagnoses for respiratory tract signs in birds. 51 45, 46: Answers 45 Is it fit and in good body condition? A casualty badger with territorial wounds is sometimes an elderly animal that is no longer a viable clan member and is simply cast out by the other badgers.

Aerobic bacterial and fungal culture on conjunctival and nasal–choanal swabs. • Chlamydophila testing. • Cytology on samples of nasal and ocular discharges. • Virus isolation on swabs of the ocular and nasal discharge and pooled cloacal– choanal swabs. For avian influenza virus the standard is to use 9–14-day-old embryonating chicken eggs. • Mycoplasma culture on swabs collected from the ocular and nasal discharge and the trachea. • Rapid antigen testing on faecal samples for avian influenza, Newcastle disease and Chlamydophila.

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