Paperback: 212 pages
Publisher: Mosby-Year Book; 1st edition
Language: English
This work contains 230 random questions, many of then case based, covering the whole spectrum of avian medicine in a range of species. Questions are represented in multiple formats, e.g. multiple choice, short essay style, and recall. The second part of the book provides detailed answers that feature extended discussions on the general observations, investigations, diagnosis, and other relevant information. Species covered inlude: psittaciformes (parrots, budgerigars, parakeets, cockatoos); passeriformes (perching birds, song birds); columbiformes (pigeons and doves); accipitriformes, strigiformes (diurnal birds of prey and owls); anseriformes (geese, swans and ducks); galliformes (pheasants, quail, grouse); charadriiformes (gulls, wading birds). Among the topics covered are anatomy and physiology, husbandry and behaviour, drugs and anaesthesia, various problems by body system, surgery, necroscopy, and lab medicine.