Disease in Wild Animals : Investigation and Management /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2007.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. 2007. |
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Table of Contents:
- Disease and epizootiology-basic principles
- Special problems in working with free-living animals
- Disease investigation
- Identifying and defining a disease
- Collecting population data
- Defining environmental factors
- Formulating and testing hypotheses
- Samples, sampling and sample collection
- Investigation of disease outbreaks and chronic or inapparent disease
- Records and recordkeeping
- Disease management
- Disease management-general principles
- Management of the causative agent/factor or its vector
- Disease management through manipulation of the host population
- Disease management through treatment and immunization
- Disease management through environmental modification
- Disease management through influencing human activities
- Emergency and integrated management programs
- Assessing the effectiveness of a disease-management program.