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Medicine of Australian Mammals

Larry Vogelnest Rupert Woods

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English
CSIRO Publishing
01 August 2008
In Medicine of Australian Mammals, more than 30 experts present the most current information available on the medical management of all taxa of Australian native mammals.

This comprehensive text is divided into two parts. The first includes chapters on general topics relevant to the medical management of captive and free-ranging Australian native mammals such as: veterinary considerations for the rescue, treatment, rehabilitation and release of wildlife; veterinary aspects of hand-rearing orphaned marsupials; marine mammal strandings and the role of the veterinarian; and wildlife health investigation and necropsy of Australian mammals. The second part covers the medicine of specific taxa of Australian native mammals. Detailed information on taxonomy, distribution, biology, anatomy, physiology, reproduction, husbandry, nutrition, physical and chemical restraint, clinical pathology, hand-rearing, diseases, zoonoses, therapeutics, reproductive management and surgery is included.

This practical, one-source reference is complemented by detailed photographs and illustrations, as well as tables listing reproductive and physiological data, diets, haematology and biochemistry values, and drug formularies. Appendices include a checklist of the mammals of Australia and its territories and a guide to the identification of common parasites of Australian mammals.

Medicine of Australian Mammals is clinically oriented and is a must-have for veterinary clinicians, no matter how experienced. The book will also be of use to veterinary students, researchers, biologists, zoologists, wildlife carers and other wildlife professionals.
Edited by:   ,
Imprint:   CSIRO Publishing
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 270mm,  Width: 210mm,  Spine: 51mm
Weight:   2.500kg
ISBN:   9780643091504
ISBN 10:   0643091505
Pages:   704
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Rupert Woods is at the Australian Wildlife Health Network. Larry Vogelnest has worked as a zoo and wildlife veterinarian with the Taronga Conservation Society Australia since 1990. He is a member of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Zoo Medicine. Larry has been the Senior Veterinarian at Taronga Zoo for 30 years, and in 2023 he took on the role of Senior Veterinarian for the NSW Sentinel Koala Population Monitoring Program. He is also the co-editor of Medicine of Australian Mammals and co-author of Radiology of Australian Mammals.

Reviews for Medicine of Australian Mammals

<i>Medicine of Australian Mammals</i> represents an important step in bringing together health-related information about Australian mammals and certainly will be a valued text on the shelves of any veterinarian dealing with these species in captive or free-ranging situation. --Professor Michael K. Stoskopf, North Carolina State University, USA, Integrative and Comparative Biology


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