Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff
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Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff

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Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff

About this book

Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff, Second Edition is the premier reference on shelter medicine. Divided into sections on management, species-specific animal husbandry, infectious disease, animal cruelty, shelter programs, behavior, and spay/neuter, the new edition has been reformatted in a more user-friendly design with briefer chapters and information cross-referenced between chapters. Maintaining a herd health approach, new and expanded chapters address issues of husbandry, infectious disease management, behavior forensics, population management, forensic toxicology, animal cruelty and hoarding, enrichment in shelters, spay/neuter, and shelter design.

Now in full color, this fully updated new edition delivers a vast array of knowledge necessary to provide appropriate and humane care for shelter animals. Veterinarians, veterinary technicians and shelter professionals will find this to be the go-to resource on the unique aspects of shelter medicine that help facilitate operating a modern, efficient, and humane shelter.

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Yes, you can access Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff by Lila Miller, Stephen Zawistowski, Lila Miller,Stephen Zawistowski in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Veterinary Medicine. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9780813819938
eBook ISBN
9781118445563
Edition
2
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Veterinary Medicine

Table of contents

  1. Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff
  2. Contents
  3. Contributors
  4. Acknowledgment
  5. Introduction
  6. Section 1 Introduction
  7. Section 2 Husbandry
  8. Section 3 Infectious Disease
  9. Section 4 Animal Cruelty
  10. Section 5 Shelter Programs
  11. Section 6 Behavior
  12. Section 7 Spay/Neuter
  13. Appendix 1 Resources for Veterinary and Shelter Professionals
  14. Appendix 2 Association of Shelter Veterinarians (ASV) Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters
  15. Index