Definitive Guide to Invertebrate Medicine: A Comprehensive Resource

Author: Gregory A. Lewbart

Publication Date: December 29, 2021

ISBN: 9781119569435, 9781119569459

Language: English

Pages: Expanded content with approximately 200 new pages

Images: Over 400 full-color images

Contributors: Leading veterinarians and specialists for each taxon

Content: Comprehensive reference to all aspects of invertebrate medicine, including conservation, laws and regulations, euthanasia, diagnostic techniques, and sample handling

Updated Chapters: Reportable diseases, neoplasia, sources of invertebrates and supplies, and a comprehensive formulary

Target Audience: Practicing veterinarians, veterinary students, advanced hobbyists, aquarists, aquaculturists, and professional animal caretakers in zoo animal, exotic animal, and laboratory animal medicine

Description: Invertebrate Medicine is the definitive resource on husbandry and veterinary medicine in invertebrate species. This comprehensive volume addresses the medical care and clinical condition of most important invertebrate species, providing biological data for sponges, jellyfish, anemones, snails, sea hares, corals, cuttlefish, squid, octopuses, clams, oysters, crabs, crayfish, lobsters, shrimp, hermit crabs, spiders, scorpions, horseshoe crabs, honey bees, butterflies, beetles, sea stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, various worms, and many other invertebrate groups.

Key Features:– Comprehensive reference to all aspects of invertebrate medicine- Approximately 200 new pages of expanded content- Over 400 full-color images- Contributions from leading veterinarians and specialists for each taxon- Updated chapters on reportable diseases, neoplasia, sources of invertebrates and supplies, and a comprehensive formulary- Essential reading for practicing veterinarians, veterinary students, advanced hobbyists, aquarists, aquaculturists, and professional animal caretakers in zoo animal, exotic animal, and laboratory animal medicine