Laboratory Animal and Exotic Pet Medicine

Principles and Procedures

Margi Sirois, EdD, MS, RVT, LAT (Consultant)

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Mosby
01 April 2022

Veterinary medicine: laboratory animals; Veterinary medicine: exotic & zoo animals

Learn the veterinary technician's role in the care of exotic pets and animals used in biomedical research! Laboratory Animal and Exotic Pet Medicine: Principles and Procedures, 3rd Edition helps you gain the knowledge and skills needed to ensure animal health and well-being. It covers animal husbandry, restraint and handling, and diseases, and provides guidelines to key clinical procedures such as blood collection, medication administration, anesthesia, and diagnostic imaging. Research-related information addresses the ethical concerns of exotic pet ownership, as well as the benefits and humane use of animals in research. Written by noted veterinary technology educator Margi Sirois, this text is a must-have resource for all caretakers of lab animals.

Comprehensive coverage prepares you to work with all types of animals by addressing a wide variety of species including rats, mice, rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, hamsters, gerbils, nonhuman primates, amphibians, fish, reptiles, birds, farm animals, and cats and dogs; it also covers topics such as animal species, the laboratory setting, regulatory guidelines, and ethical considerations.

Consistent organization of each species chapter makes it easy to quickly identify similarities and differences among various laboratory animals.

Current information on legal, moral, and ethical issues includes legal requirements, the protocols guiding lab animal use, animal exploitation, and animal rights.

Discussion of specific uses for each species in biomedical research provides a perspective that helps you explain the benefits of animal use in providing high-quality research data.

Technician Notes highlight important points and provide helpful tips to improve your knowledge and skills.

Learning objectives, key points, and chapter review questions make studying easier.

NEW! Comprehensive coverage of poultry includes the increasingly popular backyard chickens, as well as commonly performed procedures and in-depth information on housing, restraint, nutrition, common diseases, diagnostics, and therapeutics.

NEW photographs show the latest technology available in laboratory and exotic animal medicine.

By: Margi Sirois EdD MS RVT LAT (Consultant)
Imprint: Mosby
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions: Height: 276mm, Width: 216mm,
Weight: 570g
ISBN: 9780323778169
ISBN 10: 032377816X
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 April 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Replaced By: 9780323353946
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Margi Sirois is certified as both a veterinary technician & laboratory animal technician and has over 25 years of experience as a veterinary technician educator in both traditional and distance education programs. She is a past-president of the Association of Veterinary Technician Educators and the Kansas Veterinary Technician Association and co-founder and current president of the Academy of Veterinary Technician Specialists in Education