Medicine and Surgery of South American Camelids: Llama, Alpaca, Vicuña, Guanaco

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A reference guide for veterinarians and veterinary students on health care, disease, and surgery related to the four major types of New World camelids. Chapters discuss general biology and evolution; feeding and nutrition; restraint and handling; procedures of clinical diagnosis; anesthesia; surgery; infectious diseases; parasites; multisystem disorders; the integumentary, musculoskeletal, respiratory, digestive endocrine, hemic, lymphatic, cardiovascular, reproductive, urinary, and nervous systems; the sense organs; neonatology; congenital and hereditary conditions; toxicology; conformation and gaits; and finally, disaster and emergency management. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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  Medicine and Surgery of South American Camelids: Llama, Alpaca, Vicuna,...

  • 1999-05-12
  • 560 pages
  • Paperback
  • Wiley-Blackwell

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