Laboratory Animal and Exotic Pet Medicine: Principles and Procedures by Margi Si

Description: Laboratory Animal and Exotic Pet Medicine by Margi Sirois Learn the veterinary technicians 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 considerations.Consistent organization of each species chapter makes it easy to quickly identify similarities and differences among various laboratory animals.Current information on legal, moral, and ethical issues includes legal requirements, the protocols guiding lab animal use, animal exploitation, and animal rights.Discussion 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 data.Technician Notes highlight important points and provide helpful tips to improve your knowledge and skills.Learning objectives, key points, and chapter review questions make studying easier.NEW! 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 therapeutics.NEW photographs show the latest technology available in laboratory and exotic animal medicine. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography 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 Table of Contents PART I: Principles of Laboratory Animal Medicine1. Introduction to Exotic and Laboratory Animal Medicine2. Exotic Companion Animal Facilities3. Research Animal FacilitiesPART II: Laboratory Animals4. Birds5. Reptiles6. Amphibians7. Fish8. Rats and Mice9. The Rabbit10. The Guinea Pig11. The Ferret12. Gerbils and Hamsters13. Other Species14. Nonhuman Primates15. Wildlife Details ISBN032377816X Author Margi Sirois Short Title Laboratory Animal and Exotic Pet Medicine Publisher Elsevier - Health Sciences Division Language English Year 2022 Edition 3rd ISBN-10 032377816X ISBN-13 9780323778169 Format Paperback Imprint Mosby Subtitle Principles and Procedures Place of Publication St Louis Country of Publication United States Pages 256 Publication Date 2022-03-28 US Release Date 2022-03-28 UK Release Date 2022-03-28 Replaced by 9780323241380 Edition Description 3rd edition Replaces 9780323172998 Alternative 9780323778176 DEWEY 636.089 Audience Professional & Vocational NZ Release Date 2022-03-31 AU Release Date 2022-03-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134259435;

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