Main Title |
Field manual of wildlife diseases : general field procedures and diseases of birds / |
Other Authors |
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Publisher |
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, |
Year Published |
1999 |
OCLC Number |
41049695 |
ISBN |
0607880961; 9780607880960 |
Subjects |
Birds--Diseases--Handbooks, manuals, etc ;
Wildlife diseases--Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EKCM |
SF994.F54 1999 |
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CEMM/GEMMD Library/Gulf Breeze,FL |
08/11/2000 |
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Collation |
xi, 426 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
General field procedures. Recording and submitting specimen history data -- Specimen collection and preservation -- Specimen shipment -- Disease control operations -- Euthanasia -- Guidelines for proper care and use of wildlife in field research -- Bacterial diseases. Avian cholera -- Avian tuberculosis -- Salmonellosis -- Chlamydiosis -- Mycoplasmosis -- Miscellaneous bacterial diseases -- Fungal diseases. Aspergillosis -- Candidiasis -- Miscellaneous fungal diseases -- Viral diseases. Duck plague -- Inclusion body disease of cranes -- Miscellaneous herpesviruses of birds -- Avian pox -- Eastern equine encephalomyelitis -- Newcastle disease -- Avian influenza -- Woodcock reovirus -- Parasitic diseases. Hemosporidiosis -- Trichomoniasis -- Intestinal coccidiosis -- Renal coccidiosis -- Sarcocystis -- Eustrongylidosis -- Tracheal worms -- Heartworm of swans and geese -- Gizzardworms -- Acanthocephaliasis -- Nasal leeches -- Miscellaneous parasitic diseases -- Biotoxins. Algal Toxins -- Mycotoxins -- Avian botulism -- Chemical toxins. Organophosphorus and carbamate pesticides -- Chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides -- Polychlorinated biphenyls -- Oil -- Lead -- Selenium -- Mercury -- Cyanide -- Salt -- Barbiturates -- Miscellaneous chemical toxins -- Miscellaneous diseases. Electrocution -- Miscellaneous diseases -- Appendices. Sample specimen history form -- Sources of wildlife disease diagnostic assistance -- Sources of supplies used for collecting, preserving, and shipping specimens -- Normal brain cholinesterase values for different bird species -- Common and scientific names of birds in text -- Common and scientific names other than birds -- Chemical names -- Conversion table -- Glossary of technical terms. |