Restraint and Handling of Wild and Domestic Animals

Restraint and Handling of Wild and Domestic Animals, Third Edition offers an introduction to the basic principles of animal restraint and an overview of techniques for vertebrate wild and domestic animals. Focusing on the most effective physical restraint techniques, the book provides essential information for ensuring the safety of both the handler and animal. Now in full color, the third edition of this classic reference is an invaluable tool to recognizing potential danger during restraint and reducing stress in the animal.
Fully updated throughout, the third edition also includes new chapters on understanding behavior, training for restraint and handling, and animal welfare during restraint. Additional new chapters cover small mammals and llamas, alpacas, and camels. Restraint and Handling of Wild and Domestic Animals is an unparalleled source of information on this core skill for veterinarians, veterinary students, and technicians alike.
Key features

New edition of the classic reference
Introduction to basic principles of animal restraint and overview of techniques
Focuses on the most effective physical restraint techniques
Provides essential information for ensuring the safety of both the handler and animal
Now in full color with five new chapters

Spis treści:
Part I.
1. General concepts.
2. Tools of restraint.
3. Ropes and knots.
4. Thermoregulation.
5. Understanding behavior (new).
6. Training for restraint and handling (new).
7. Stress/distress.
8. Animal welfare and restraint (new).
9. Medical problems during restraint.
Part II (Domestic animals).
10. Horses, mules, donkeys.
11. Cattle and other domestic bovids.
12. Sheep and goats.
13. Swine.
14. Camelids (new).
15. Dogs.
16. Cats.
17. Laboratory rodents and rabbits.
18. Poultry and domestic waterfowl.
Part III (Wild animals).
19. Delivery Syste ms (Moved from Part I).
20. Chemical immobilization.
21. Monotremes and marsupials.
22. Small mammals (bats, insectivores, edentata, pangolin, rabbits, rodents, aardvark, hyrax).
23. Carnivores.
24. Nonhuman primates.
25. Marine mammals.
26. Elephants.
27. Other megavertebrates.
28. Hoofed stock.
29. Wild birds.
30. Reptiles.
31. Amphibians and fish.
Part IV.
Appendices

Nota biograficzna:
Murray Fowler, DVM, is Professor Emeritus of Zoological Medicine at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis. Most recently he has served as a consultant to zoos and circuses, especially for camelids and elephants.

Okładka tylna:
Restraint and Handling of Wild and Domestic Animals, Third Edition offers an introduction to the basic principles of animal restraint and an overview of techniques for vertebrate wild and domestic animals. Focusing on the most effective physical restraint techniques, the book provides essential information for ensuring the safety of both the handler and animal. Now in full color, the third edition of this classic reference is an invaluable tool to recognizing potential danger during restraint and reducing stress in the animal.
Fully updated throughout, the third edition also includes new chapters on understanding behavior, training for restraint and handling, and animal welfare during restraint. Additional new chapters cover small mammals and llamas, alpacas, and camels. Restraint and Handling of Wild and Domestic Animals is an unparalleled source of information on this core skill for veterinarians, veterinary students, and technicians alike.
Key features

New edition of the classic reference
Introduction to basic principles of animal restraint and overview of techniques
Focuses on the most effective physical restraint techniques
Provides essential information for ensuring the safety of both the handler and animal
Now in full color with five new chapters