Pet Bird Diseases and Care
by Indranil Samanta, Samiran Bandyopadhyay
March 2017
This book provides fundamental information on pet birds, menaces, and advances made in the diagnosis and treatment of menaces. It is the only book covering all species of pet birds, menaces and their individual management. The handful of related books available worldwide are largely outdated and focus on a single species or breed of pet bird.
The book encompasses the history of bird keeping, common breeds of birds, their nutritional requirements, list of zoonotic diseases transmitted by birds and guideline for their prevention. It covers infectious, non-infectious clinical and metabolic diseases, and toxicity in detail with a special focus on the history of diseases, etiology, affected hosts, pathogenesis, clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment. Separate chapters detail relevant diagnostic techniques, management and care practices, including updated information.
The book offers an invaluable guide for students and teachers in the field of (avian) veterinary medicine, scientists/research scholars working in related fields, and avian medicine practitioners, as well as all those progressive bird owners who want to know the basics of their care and management.
- Provides up-to-date and comprehensive information on all species/breeds of pet birds, not available in any other book
- Explains etiological structures and life cycles using easy-to-interpret line diagrams/schematic diagrams
- Caters to not only academicians but also to progressive pet owners who wish to provide better care and management
- Each chapter comprises lots of colour photographs, schematic diagrams and tables for better understanding
