Atlas of Clinical Avian Hematology

Atlas of Clinical Avian Hematology......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Dedication......Page 9
Authors......Page 10
Foreword......Page 11
Preface......Page 13
Acknowledgements......Page 15
INTRODUCTION......Page 17
TAXONOMY......Page 18
EFFECTS OF ANESTHESIA ON THE HEMATOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BIRDS......Page 21
GENERAL ASPECTS OF COLLECTION OF BLOOD FROM BIRDS......Page 22
SITES FOR VASCULAR ACCESS IN BIRDS......Page 23
ANTICOAGULANTS......Page 31
BLOOD FILMS......Page 32
POST-COLLECTION ARTIFACTS......Page 39
MEASUREMENT OF HEMATOLOGICAL CELLS......Page 43
ERYTHROCYTES......Page 49
LEUKOCYTES......Page 56
THROMBOCYTES......Page 65
HEMATOPOIESIS......Page 67
INTRODUCTION......Page 69
ANSERIFORMES (DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS)......Page 70
CAPRIMULGIFORMES (FROGMOUTHS, GOATSUCKERS AND OWLET-NIGHTJARS)......Page 73
CHARADRIIFORMES (GULLS AND SHOREBIRDS)......Page 74
CICONIIFORMES (HERONS, IBIS AND STORKS)......Page 76
COLIIFORMES (MOUSEBIRDS)......Page 77
COLUMBIFORMES (PIGEONS AND DOVES)......Page 78
CORACIIFORMES (KINGFISHERS, BEE-EATERS, HORNBILLS, MOTMOTS, ROLLERS AND TODIES)......Page 80
FALCONIFORMES (FALCONS, HAWKS AND EAGLES)......Page 82
GALLIFORMES (GROUSE, MEGAPODES, CURASSOWS, PHEASANT, PARTRIDGE, QUAIL AND TURKEY)......Page 87
GRUIFORMES (BUSTARDS, BUTTON QUAIL, COOTS AND CRANES)......Page 90
PASSERIFORMES (SONG BIRDS)......Page 93
PELECANIFORMES (CORMORANTS, FRIGATE BIRDS, GANNETS, PELICANS AND TROPICBIRDS)......Page 97
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES (FLAMINGOS)......Page 98
PICIFORMES (TOUCANS AND WOODPECKERS)......Page 99
PROCELLARIIFORMES (ALBATROSSES, FULMARS, PETRELS AND SHEARWATERS)......Page 101
PSITTACIFORMES (COCKATOOS, LORIES, MACAWS AND PARROTS)......Page 102
SPHENISCIFORMES (PENGUINS)......Page 107
STRIGIFORMES (BARN OWLS AND “TYPICAL” OWLS)......Page 108
STRUTHIONIFORMES (CASSOWARIES, EMUS, KIWIS, OSTRICHES AND RHEAS)......Page 110
TROGONIFORMES (TROGONS AND QUETZALS)......Page 112
PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS ON THE HEMATOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BIRDS......Page 113
PATHOLOGICAL EFFECTS ON THE HEMATOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BIRDS......Page 116
INTRODUCTION......Page 141
DETECTION OF HEMOPARASITES......Page 143
MORPHOLOGY OF HEMOPARASITES......Page 145
References......Page 155
Species list: alphabetically by common name......Page 179
Species list: by order......Page 184
Glossary......Page 189
Index......Page 193