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Available
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Publication
Wiley-Blackwell (1996), 176 pages
Description
This book is an easy-to-use and practical guide on tortoise and turtle care for the veterinary practitioner. The text covers the common medical and surgical conditions encountered by veterinarians and offers detailed advice on their diagnosis and treatment. Sections include those on anatomy, nutrition, handling techniques and hibernation as well as infections, suitable drugs and dose rates, laboratory tests and radiographic techniques, use of anaesthesia, surgical techniques including coeliomtomy and the management of egg retention. The book is illustrated throughout with numerous tables, line drawings and colour plates.
Language
Original language
English
ISBN
0632040599 / 9780632040599