Chapter 30 Neuroleptics in Great Apes, with Specific Reference to Modification of Aggressive Behavior in a Male Gorilla Sharon P. Redrobe The use of drugs to treat animal behavioral problems…
Chapter 25 Avian Atherosclerosis Judy St. Leger Vascular pathology in avian species includes a spectrum of lesions and etiologies similar to conditions in mammals. Of these conditions, atherosclerosis is the…
Chapter 11 Disease Management in Ex-Situ Invertebrate Conservation Programs Romain Pizzi INVERTEBRATE CONSERVATION AND ZOOS Animal conservation programs have traditionally been dominated by “charismatic” vertebrate species.18 The International Union for…
Chapter 35 Use of Analgesics in Exotic Felids Edward C. Ramsay Treatment of pain in domestic and nondomestic cats has been a challenge for the clinician. Many cat species are…
Chapter 34 Baylisascaris Neural Larva Migrans in Zoo Animals Cynthia E. Stringfield Larva migrans refers to the prolonged migration and persistence of helminth larvae in the organs and tissues of…
Chapter 54 Heartwater (Ehrlichia ruminantium) Sharon L. Deem DISEASE DEFINITION Heartwater is a noncontagious tick-borne disease of domestic ruminants and wildlife. Thought to be a wildlife-adapted disease, heartwater was first…
Chapter 52 Tuberculosis in Michigan Deer James G. Sikarskie HISTORY AND BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium bovis is endemic in the free-ranging white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) population in northeastern…
Chapter 31 Occupational Exposure to Zoonotic Simian Retroviruses: Health and Safety Implications for Persons Working with Nonhuman Primates Hayley Weston Murphy, William M. Switzer Nonhuman primates (NHPs) may be naturally…
Chapter 49 Hypocalcemia, Hypomagnesemia, and Rumenitis in Exotic Ruminants Michele A. Miller, Martha Weber As nutritional products provided to exotic ruminants have improved in quality to simulate those for domestic…
Chapter 17 Amphibian Chytridiomycosis Allan P. Pessier Chytridiomycosis is an important emerging disease of amphibians caused by the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). Although previously classified within the kingdom Protista,…
