Miller – Fowler’s Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine Current Therapy, Volume 9 brings together a globally diverse range of timely topics related to zoo and wild animals. This invaluable tool for professionals working with wildlife and zoo animals features a user-friendly format that guides readers through biology, anatomy, and special physiology; reproduction; restraint and handling; housing requirements; nutrition and feeding; surgery and anesthesia; diagnostics, and therapeutics for each animal. The book includes two new co-editors who contribute their expertise on a wide range of new topics, such as stem cell therapy in zoo medicine, cardiac disease in great apes, disease risk assessment in field studies, Tasmanian devil tumors, and the latest information on the elephant herpes virus. Additionally, it covers emerging wildlife diseases, including MERS, Equine Herpesvirus, and Ebola in great apes. With synthesized coverage of emerging trends, treatment protocols, and diagnostic updates, this volume is an essential reference for anyone working with zoo and wild animals.
