Harkness and Wagner's Biology and Medicine of Rabbits and Rodents

Patricia V. Turner , Colette L. Wheler , Hugues Beaufrère , Niora Fabian , John E. Harkness 지음

Wiley 2025년 04월 09일 출간

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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 issuesClinical procedures, covering hematology, clinical chemistry, urinalysis, surgery, post-operative care, dentistry, ophthalmology, and imagingClinical signs and differential diagnoses, covering astroviruses, hepatitis E and leporid herpesvirus-4 for rabbits and antimicrobial resistance for commercial rabbitsSerologic testing and diagnostic sample submission, covering newer methodologies, environmental monitori

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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) 2

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저자(글) Patricia V. Turner

저자(글) Colette L. Wheler

저자(글) Hugues Beaufrère

저자(글) Niora Fabian

저자(글) John E. Harkness