Grower's Reference on Gamebird Health

ISBN-10
0964473208
ISBN-13
9780964473201
Category
Avian medicine
Pages
357
Language
English
Published
1995
Publisher
Avicon, Incorporated
Author
L. Dwight Schwartz

Description

GROWER'S REFERENCE ON GAMEBIRD HEALTH by Dr. L. Dwight Schwartz was written for persons working with gamebirds, from producer, veterinarian, diagnostician, wildlife biologist, feed manufacturer, pharmaceutical or biological representative, to veterinary & agriculture students. This book helps the reader understand, treat, control, & prevent infectious gamebird diseases. Chapters are divided into bacterial, viral, protozoan, parasitic, nutritional, toxic, & miscellaneous conditions with diseases individually addressed in the appropriate section. Chapter I, PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH MAINTENANCE includes incubation of pathogens, fundamentals of health maintenance, biosecurity, use of Poultry Diagnostic Laboratory, necropsy technique, disinfectants & germicides, hatchery sanitation, drug-use guide, & calculating drug dosage with suggested inventory. Each topic of other chapters focuses on bird species most commonly affected. Medications are listed in order of preference & efficacy. From Wildlife Harvest Publication, August 1995, "This book has exceeded our expectations. It is a comprehensive work (over 350 pages). It also addresses rarely seen maladies that may be found within certain regions of the nation. This book is one-of-a-kind, a must for all gamebird producers." GROWER'S REFERENCE ON GAMEBIRD HEALTH is available from Avicon, Inc., 3871 Sandlewood, Okemos, MI 48864-3627. Price - $33.45 includes shipping & handling. (Michigan residents add $1.80 tax).

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