Internetové knihkupectví s veterinární tématikou
Šesté vydání praktické příručky o chovu a zdraví malých savců bylo důkladně aktualizováno barevnými klinickými fotografiemi. Publikace je součástí série knih o laboratorních zvířatech vydavatelství ACLAM. Je koncipována jako komplexní a praktický průvodce péčí o králíky, morčata, křečky, pískomily, myši, krysy a činčily. Kniha klade důraz na biologii, současné trendy odchovu, diagnostické a klinické postupy, klinické příznaky, nemoci a stavy. Informace této publikace naleznou své uplatnění nejen ve výzkumu, ale i v praxi domácích mazlíčků a v prostředí komerčních odchovů.
Nová témata v šestém vydání zahrnují monitorování vnějšího prostředí a jejich vliv na zdraví hlodavců. Aspekty behaviorálního managementu při optimalizaci zdraví zvířat. Vylepšené přístupy při hodnocení bolesti. Aspekty při budování praxe zaměřené na péči o malé savce, která je ohleduplná při respektování welfare pacientů. V šesté vydání byly aktualizovány terapeutické protokoly, dávky analgetik, anestetik a metodiky odběru krve, etiologie a biologie onemocnění, odchovu, diagnostické modality. Referovány jsou nové techniky pro stvoření geneticky modifikovaných hlodavců.
Obsah knihy poskytuje informace o:
- odchovu a prevenci nemocí,
- vybavení veterinárních pracovišť zaměřených na malé savce,
- faktorech predisponující k onemocněním,
- otázkách bezpečnosti a ochrany zdraví při manipulaci s malými savci,
- metodické návody na šetrnou fixaci pacientů,
- tabulky hodnoticí objektivně zdravotní stav při odchovu malých savců,
- klinických postupech, zahrnující hematologii, klinickou chemii, analýzu moči, chirurgii, pooperační péči, stomatologii, oftalmologii a zobrazovací metody,
- klinických příznacích a diferenciálních diagnózách, zahrnující astroviry, hepatitidu E a herpesvirus leporidů-4 u králíků
- antimikrobiální rezistenci v komerčních chovech králíků,
- sérologickém testování a vyhodnocování diagnostických vzorků, zahrnující novější metodiky, monitorování prostředí a aspekty pro velké chovatelské a výkrmny hlodavců.
Tato oblíbená publikace je referenčním zdrojem informací pro veterinární odborníky specializující se na malé druhy savců ve výzkumných a zájmových odchovech. Informace zajisté ocení i studenti veterinární medicíny, kteří se zajímají o malá zvířata medicínu laboratorních zvířat.
Autor: Patricia V. Turner, Colette L. Wheler, Hugues Beaufrère, Niora Fabian,
Nakladatel | Wiley-Blackwell |
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ISBN | 9781119290476 |
Vydání | VI. vydání 2025 |
Vazba | pevná |
Počet stran | 400 |
Practical reference on small mammal husbandry and health, now with full-color clinical photographs throughout
The Sixth Edition of Harkness and Wagner’s Biology and Medicine of Rabbits and Rodents provides a thorough update to the classic reference on small mammal health and husbandry, now with full-color clinical photographs throughout. Part of ACLAM’s series of laboratory animal books, the book is a comprehensive, practical guide to caring for rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, mice, rats, and chinchillas. Emphasizing biology, contemporary husbandry, diagnostics and clinical procedures, clinical signs, and diseases and conditions, the book is equally useful in the research, companion animal practice, or food animal setting.
New topics for the Sixth Edition include environmental monitoring for rodent health assessments, behavioral management considerations for optimizing animal health, enhanced pain assessment approaches, as well as considerations for creating a welfare-friendly small mammal practice. The Sixth Edition also updates common therapeutics, analgesics, anesthetics, and blood collection methodology, disease biology, husbandry, diagnostic modalities, and references, and covers new techniques for creating and modifying genetically engineered rodents.
Harkness and Wagner’s Biology and Medicine of Rabbits and Rodents includes information on:
General husbandry and disease prevention, covering equipment needs, factors predisposing to disease, and occupational health and safety issues
Clinical procedures, covering hematology, clinical chemistry, urinalysis, surgery, post-operative care, dentistry, ophthalmology, and imaging
Clinical signs and differential diagnoses, covering astroviruses, hepatitis E and leporid herpesvirus-4 for rabbits and antimicrobial resistance for commercial rabbits
Serologic testing and diagnostic sample submission, covering newer methodologies, environmental monitoring, and considerations for large rodent feeder-breeder operations
The Sixth Edition of Harkness and Wagner’s Biology and Medicine of Rabbits and Rodents is an essential reference for veterinary professionals dealing with small mammal species in research or practice settings, as well as veterinary students interested in small animals, comparative medicine, or laboratory animal medicine.
The Authors
Patricia V. Turner, BSc, MS, DVM, DVSc, DACLAM, DABT, DECAWBM (AWSEL) is a University Professor Emerita at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, Canada with over 30 years of experience in clinical practice, education, research, and national and international policy development with research and food animals.
Colette L. Wheler, BSc, DVM, MVetSc, recently retired from her position as Manager of Veterinary Research Services at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Dr. Wheler has over 20 years’ experience in laboratory animal medicine and over 15 years’ experience working with small mammal pets.
Hugues Beaufrère, Dr. Med. Vet., PhD, DACZM, DABVP (Avian), DECZM (Avian), is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of California - Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, California, USA.
Niora Fabian, DVM, MS, DACLAM, is a Research/Clinical Veterinarian at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, MA, USA.
John E. Harkness, DVM, MS, DACLAM, now deceased, was Professor Emeritus of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Mississippi State University in Mississippi State, Mississippi, USA.
Preface | ix |
Acknowledgments | x |
About the Authors and Illustrators | xi |
Chapter 1. Introduction | 1 |
Sources of Information | 2 |
Taxonomy and History | 3 |
Behavior | 3 |
Regulatory Considerations | 4 |
Introduction, General Husbandry, and Disease Prevention | 1 |
Genetically Modified Animals | 4 |
Welfare- Friendly Clinical Practices for Rabbits and Rodents | 6 |
Equipment Needs | 7 |
Major Husbandry Concerns | 8 |
Factors Predisposing to Disease | 15 |
Allergies to Rabbits and Rodents | 16 |
References | 17 |
Chapter 2. The Rabbit | 21 |
The Guinea Pig | 45 |
The Chinchilla | 57 |
The Hamster | 65 |
The Gerbil | 74 |
The Mouse | 81 |
The Rat | 93 |
Chapter 3. Sample Collection | 104 |
Biology and Husbandry | 21 |
Clinical Procedures | 104 |
Hematology, Clinical Chemistry, and Urinalysis | 116 |
Medical Imaging | 130 |
Ophthalmology | 135 |
Administration of Drugs and Formulary | 142 |
Anesthesia | 147 |
Analgesia | 169 |
Surgery | 174 |
Dental Procedures in Rabbits and Rodents | 183 |
Quality Assurance Programs for Colony Health Surveillance | 186 |
Other Special Techniques | 189 |
Euthanasia | 192 |
Chapter 4. Clinical Signs and Differential Diagnoses | 196 |
Recognizing Signs of Illness and Pain in Rabbits and Rodents | 196 |
The Rabbit | 199 |
The Guinea Pig | 210 |
The Chinchilla | 219 |
The Hamster | 221 |
The Gerbil | 227 |
The Mouse | 230 |
The Rat | 236 |
Summary of Zoonotic Conditions of Companion Rabbits and Rodents | 243 |
Chapter 5. Specific Diseases and Conditions | 245 |
Acariasis (Mite Infections) | 245 |
Anorexia and Reduced Food Intake | 254 |
Astrovirus Infections | 256 |
Bordetella Bronchiseptica Infections | 256 |
Cestodiasis (Tapeworm Infection) | 258 |
Coccidiosis (Hepatic) in Rabbits | 260 |
Coccidiosis (Intestinal) | 263 |
Coronavirus Infections | 264 |
Corynebacterium Kutscheri Infections | 269 |
Cryptosporidiosis | 270 |
Dermatophytosis (Ringworm) | 272 |
Encephalitozoonosis | 273 |
Enteritis and Related Conditions | 276 |
Epilepsy in Gerbils | 284 |
Filobacter Rodentium Infections (Cilia- Associated Respiratory Bacillus) | 285 |
Gastrointestinal Stasis in Rabbits | 286 |
Hantavirus Infections | 288 |
Heart Conditons | 290 |
Heat Prostration | 291 |
Helicobacter Infections | 292 |
Hematuria and Pigmented Urine | 294 |
Hepatitis E Infections in Rabbits | 295 |
Herpesvirus Infections of Rabbits | 297 |
Hypovitaminosis C (Scurvy) in Guinea Pigs | 298 |
Lawsonia Infections (Proliferative Ileitis/ Enteropathy) | 301 |
Listeriosis | 302 |
Liver Lobe Torsion in Rabbits | 303 |
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Infection | 303 |
Malocclusion and Dental Disease | 305 |
Mastitis | 307 |
Mousepox (Ectromelia Virus) | 307 |
Murine Encephalomyelitis | 309 |
Murine Mycoplasmosis | 310 |
Murine Norovirus Infections | 312 |
Myiasis (Fly Strike)— Primary | 313 |
Myiasis (Fly Strike)— Secondary | 315 |
Myxomatosis | 315 |
Nasal Dermatitis (Sore Nose) in Gerbils | 317 |
Neoplasia | 317 |
Nephrosis | 322 |
Oxyuriasis (Pinworms) | 324 |
Parvovirus Infections | 326 |
Pasteurella Multocida Infections | 328 |
Pediculosis | 331 |
Pneumocystosis | 332 |
Pododermatitis | 334 |
Pregnancy Toxemia | 336 |
Rabbit Viral Hemorrhagic Disease | 337 |
Rabies Virus Infection | 339 |
Ringtail | 339 |
Rodentibacter Complex Infections | 340 |
Rotavirus Infections | 342 |
Salmonellosis | 343 |
Sendai Virus Infections | 345 |
Spironucleosis | 346 |
Staphylococcosis | 348 |
Streptococcus Pneumoniae Infections in Rodents | 350 |
Streptococcus Zooepidemicus Infections in Guinea Pigs | 351 |
Transmissible Colonic Hyperplasia in Mice | 352 |
Tularemia | 353 |
Tyzzer’s Disease (Clostridium Piliforme Infection) | 354 |
Ulcerative Dermatitis (Moist Dermatitis) | 356 |
Urolithiasis | 357 |
Venereal Spirochetosis (Treponematosis) | 359 |
Chapter 6. Case Reports | 361 |
The Rabbit | 361 |
The Guinea Pig | 363 |
The Chinchilla | 366 |
The Hamster | 367 |
The Gerbil | 367 |
The Mouse | 368 |
The Rat | 369 |
Suggested Solutions | 369 |
Rabbits | 369 |
Guinea Pigs | 375 |
Chinchillas | 377 |
Hamsters | 379 |
Gerbils | 380 |
Mice | 381 |
Rats | 383 |
Index | 385 |