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.
ISBN: | 9780813819938 |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Imprint: | Wiley Blackwell |
Published date: | 07 Dec 2012 |
DEWEY: | 636.089 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 717 |
Weight: | 1592g |
Height: | 236mm |
Width: | 192mm |
Spine width: | 29mm |