Chapter 57 Updated Vaccination Recommendations for Carnivores Nadine Lamberski Protection against viral diseases is an important component of any preventive medicine or health care program for captive carnivores. Carnivores are…
Chapter 76 Thiafentanil Oxalate (A3080) in Nondomestic Ungulate Species William R. Lance, David E. Kenny Prior to the advent of potent opioids, the restraint and immobilization of nondomestic ungulates has…
Chapter 74 Bluetongue Lessons from the European Outbreak 2006-2009 Stephanie Sanderson Bluetongue is a ruminant disease of global importance causing significant economic losses due to the morbidity and mortality of…
Chapter 13 Anthrax in Free-Ranging Wildlife Roy G. Bengis Anthrax is an infectious, frequently fatal disease of domestic and wild animals and humans, caused by the gram-positive, nonmotile, endospore-forming bacterium,…
Chapter 61 Stargazing in Lions Christian J. Wenker, Nadia Robert Stargazing and related neurologic signs in lions is a well-known syndrome. The name of the disease relates to the characteristic…
Chapter 66 Female Elephant Reproduction Imke Lueders, Thomas Bernd Hildebrandt Among our living terrestrial vertebrates, the three elephant species (Elephas maximus, Loxodonta africana, Loxodonta cyclotis) hold a unique position and…
Chapter 17 Fundamentals of Zoo Animal Surgery Rui I. Bernardino Zoo animal surgery is based on surgical techniques applied to domestic animals and humans. Although technically based on general surgical…
Chapter 41 Avian Analgesia Joanne Paul-Murphy, Michelle G. Hawkins Recognizing Pain in Birds All vertebrate animals share similar neuroanatomic and neuropharmacologic components required for nociception—detection, transmission, and response to noxious…
Chapter 43 West Nile Virus in Raptors Nicole M. Nemeth History and Background West Nile virus (WNV; family Flaviviridae, genus Flavivirus) is a member of the Japanese encephalitis virus antigenic…
Chapter 40 Veterinary Care of Kakapo Richard Jakob-Hoff, Brett Gartrell The kakapo, Strigops habroptilus (family Strigopidae, subfamily Strigopinae) is a critically endangered endemic New Zealand parrot. Once common throughout New…
