Biology, Medicine, and Surgery of South American Wild Animals

BIOLOGY, MEDICINE, AND SURGERY OF SOUTH AMERICAN WILD ANIMALS......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
PREFACE......Page 11
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 12
Amphibians/Reptiles: Classes Amphibia and Reptilia......Page 13
1 Class Amphibia (Amphibians): Frogs, Toads......Page 15
Biology......Page 16
Biology and Captive Management......Page 21
Biology, Management, and Free-Living Populations......Page 27
Chelonian Infectious Diseases and General Medicine......Page 34
Chelonian Noninfectious Diseases......Page 37
Biology and Captive Management......Page 43
Iguana Medicine and Surgery......Page 46
Biology and Keeping South American Snakes in Captivity......Page 52
Ophidia-Restraint, Anesthesia, Medicine......Page 55
Inclusion Body Disease of Snakes......Page 60
Birds: Class Aves......Page 63
Biology, Captive Management, and Medicine......Page 65
Biology of the South American Ratites......Page 77
Helminth Parasites......Page 80
Biology......Page 84
Red-Winged Tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens)-Utilization for Meat Production......Page 87
Helminthiasis of Tinamous......Page 88
Biology......Page 93
Management in Captivity......Page 95
Ciconiiformes Medicine......Page 96
Parasites and Parasitic Diseases of South American Ciconiiformes......Page 99
Biology, Management in Captivity, and Medicine......Page 107
Biology......Page 115
Captive Management and Medicine......Page 117
Biology......Page 127
Raptor Medicine and Surgery......Page 130
Biology, Medicine, and Surgery......Page 137
Biology......Page 145
Crax blumenbachii Preservation Project......Page 148
Biology......Page 151
Medicine......Page 153
Biology......Page 158
The Large Macaws......Page 162
Nutrition......Page 164
Viral Diseases......Page 169
Fungal Infections......Page 175
Noninfectious Diseases......Page 180
Miscellaneous Diseases......Page 182
Biology......Page 186
Biology......Page 192
Captive Management: Family Ramphastidae (Toucans)......Page 198
Medicine: Family Ramphastidae (Toucans)......Page 200
Anesthesia......Page 212
General Medicine......Page 213
Selected Infectious Diseases......Page 220
Ectoparasites......Page 221
Mammals: Class Mammalia......Page 223
Biology and Medicine......Page 225
Biology and Captive Management......Page 231
Public Health......Page 235
Biology and Medicine......Page 237
Biology and Captive Management of Armadillos and Anteaters......Page 250
Biology and Captive Management of Sloths......Page 257
Husbandry......Page 258
Medicine and Neonatal Care of Sloths......Page 259
General Medicine......Page 261
Biology of the Cebidae......Page 268
Biology and Conservation: Family Callitrichidae......Page 271
Nutrition......Page 273
Behavior and Environmental Enrichment......Page 275
Medicine......Page 279
Medicine, Selected Disorders......Page 284
Reproduction......Page 286
Biology......Page 291
Medicine......Page 297
Biology......Page 303
Medicine......Page 308
Reproduction in Small Female Felids......Page 313
Reproduction in Jaguars......Page 320
Reproduction in Small Felid Males......Page 324
Captive Management and Restraint......Page 329
Medicine......Page 332
Biology and Medicine......Page 335
Biology......Page 344
Medicine......Page 353
Biology......Page 364
Medicine......Page 368
Biology......Page 375
Capture Methodology and Medicine......Page 379
Biology and Medicine......Page 389
Biology and Medicine......Page 404
Biology and Medicine......Page 414
Special Topics......Page 435
36 Nutrition and Nutritional Problems in Wild Animals......Page 437
37 Ophthalmology......Page 449
38 The Oral Cavity......Page 469
39 Ultrasonography in South American Wild Animals......Page 476
40 Interspecific Allometric Scaling......Page 487
41 Pests and Nuisance Animals in Zoological Parks......Page 494
42 Wild Animals and Public Health......Page 505
43 Laboratory Support in Wild Animal Medicine......Page 512
Table A.l. Principle drugs and doses used in avian medicine......Page 518
Table A.2. Medication interactions......Page 521
Table A.3. Contraindication, collateral effects......Page 522
CONTRIBUTORS......Page 524
INDEX......Page 529