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Exotic Animal Care and Management

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ISBN-10: 141804198X

ISBN-13: 9781418041984

Edition: 2009

Authors: Vicki Judah, Kathy Nuttall

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Exotic Animal Care and Management, provides students with a comprehensive and unique learning experience, focusing entirely on exotic animal care, and husbandry. This text book addresses behavior, habitat, husbandry and diet for each species, recognizing that the majority of medical problems in keeping exotics are due to a lack of species-specific information. Common diseases for each species are discussed at length, from the perspective of providing nursing care, and recognizing signs of health problems. This comprehensive text also covers essential information for anyone working with exotics in a clinical setting including: injection sites, administration of medication, anesthesia,…    
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Book details

List price: $149.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Publication date: 1/9/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Vicki Judah is a retired Certified Veterinary Technician with more than thirty years of experience in animal care, and a special interest in exotic animal medicine and captive care. The former program director of Companion Animal Science at Utah's Jordan Applied Technology Center, Ms. Judah developed courses in Animal Care and Science, Veterinary Assisting and Technology, Equine Science, Agricultural/Livestock Care and Management, and Aquatics. Now retired, Ms. Judah pursues educational, animal rescue, and writing projects in the United States and Mexico.

Kathy Nuttall is the Program Director of the Veterinarian Assistant/ Veterinarian Technician Program at the Jordan Applied Technology Center, and is a Certified Veterinary Technician . She belongs to the Colorado Association of Certified Veterinary Technicians, the National Association of Career and Technical Educators, the Utah Association of Career & Technical Educators, the National Educators Association, the Utah Educators Association ( AR 03/present) and the North American Veterinary Technician�s Association. She has been awarded Teacher of The Year 2004, and the Outstanding HOSA Advisor.

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