Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumor Disease
Chapter 50 Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumor Disease Peter H. Holz Tasmanian devil facial tumor disease (DFTD) was first recognized in Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) in northeastern Tasmania in 1996. Its…
Rabies Management in Wild Carnivores
Chapter 48 Rabies Management in Wild Carnivores Dennis Slate, Charles E. Rupprecht Rabies is an acute progressive encephalitis caused by viruses in the family Rhabdoviridae, genus Lyssavirus. This zoonosis is…
Hellbender Medicine
Chapter 34 Hellbender Medicine Randall E. Junge Biologic Data The hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiesis) is a large aquatic salamander native to the United States. There are two subspecies; the eastern hellbender…
Emerging Diseases at the Interface of People, Domestic Animals, and Wildlife
Chapter 18 Emerging Diseases at the Interface of People, Domestic Animals, and Wildlife* Robert A. Cook, William B. Karesh Increasingly, diseases are moving among people, domestic animals, and wildlife, creating…
Johne’s Disease and Free-Ranging Wildlife
Chapter 81 Johne’s Disease and Free-Ranging Wildlife Elizabeth J.B. Manning, Jonathan Mark Sleeman This chapter addresses the current status of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) infection in free-ranging wildlife, taking…
Sea Turtle Rehabilitation
Chapter 31 Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Terry M. Norton, Michael T. Walsh Conservation Status There are seven living species of sea turtles, including the flatback (Natator depressus), green sea turtle (Chelonia…
The Use of Butorphanol in Anesthesia Protocols for Zoo and Wild Mammals
Chapter 77 The Use of Butorphanol in Anesthesia Protocols for Zoo and Wild Mammals Mitchell Bush, Scott B. Citino, William R. Lance Butorphanol tartrate is a synthetically derived opioid agonist-antagonist…
Mycoplasma haemolamae in New World Camelids
Chapter 83 Mycoplasma haemolamae in New World Camelids Susan J. Tornquist In 1990, the first descriptions of a newly identified organism found on red blood cells of llamas were published…
Hoof Disorders in Nondomestic Artiodactylids
Chapter 80 Hoof Disorders in Nondomestic Artiodactylids Jeffery R. Zuba Zoological institutions commonly exhibit nondomestic artiodactylids, or even-toed ungulates, because of their public appeal, educational value, and conservation message. These…
Cyanobacterial Biointoxication in Free-Ranging Wildlife
Chapter 14 Cyanobacterial Biointoxication in Free-Ranging Wildlife Peter E. Buss, Roy G. Bengis The phylum Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) is large and diverse, containing over 1000 species of oxyphototrophs.12 Prehistoric evidence…
