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Author | : Martin Vince |
Publisher | : Surrey, B.C. : Hancock House |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : |
The author offers an exhaustive volume about the biology and ecology of softbills - small, flying birds that do not live on seeds, but on soft foods such as fruits, insects and meats. Author Martin Vince offers an exhaustive volume about the biology and ecology of softbills - small, flying birds that do not live on seeds, but on soft foods such as fruits, insects and meats. A practical and uniquely detailed book, it is based on the author's experience during twenty years of keeping and breeding a large range of softbills. The first section of text covers the basics from purchasing and housing to the particulars such as handling, banding and nutrition. The second section of the book focuses on the different species, covering topics such as size, sexing, incubation and breeding. Because all of the birds described have been kept by the author, the information is especially relevant and helpful. This thoroughly modern, easy-to-use guide is sure to become the definitive source for softbill keepers.
Author | : David Alderton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 1991-12-12 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9783923880713 |
Author | : David Alderton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Pets |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Clive Roots |
Publisher | : New York : Arco Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 202 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Pets |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Henry Bates |
Publisher | : TFH Publications |
Total Pages | : 744 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Henry Bates |
Publisher | : TFH Publications |
Total Pages | : 102 |
Release | : 1968-11 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780876667620 |
Author | : Peter Karsten |
Publisher | : Surrey, B.C. : Hancock House |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Pekin robin |
ISBN | : 9780888396068 |
The book serves as an instruction manual for the novice pekin robin breeder in particular, as well as providing a wealth of information for softbill breeders in general. Richly detailed with over 250 original illustrations by the author.The most comprehensive and current book on its topic, this handbook provides both novice and experienced aviculturists with detailed information and techniques for managing and breeding pekin robins and other small softbill birds. The topics covered include: biology; housing; predator management; acquisition, quarantine and acclimation; breeding; hand-rearing; feeding; cultivating live food; health care; and conservation breeding. As well the book includes an extensive list of softbill species, complete with beautiful watercolor prints of the various birds described. The author's own precise drawings and photographs complement the descriptions and instructions within each section, enabling readers to better understand the procedures being outlined. In addition, the inclusion of case histories drawn from the author's own aviculture experiences provides interesting anecdotal information that takes the book away from being simply a "how-to" manual.
Author | : Lance Jepson |
Publisher | : Elsevier Health Sciences |
Total Pages | : 658 |
Release | : 2015-12-02 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0323328490 |
Exotic pets are more popular than ever before, so make sure you are ready to care for everything from rats to songbirds with Exotic Animal Medicine: A Quick Reference Guide, 2nd Edition. Expanded with three all new chapters and updated content, this new edition provides the key points on differential diagnoses and diagnostics, along with background information on a wide variety of exotic pets, to veterinary practitioners who may or may not have experience treating them. Its practical quick-reference outline format makes it easy for you to see the conditions likely to be encountered within a species; develop a potential differential diagnosis list quickly; initiate an investigational plan; and view treatment regimens. Covers the most commonly encountered exotic species in one text, making it a succinct and practical clinician's guide to diagnosing and treating a wide variety of exotic pets. Expert advice on diagnostic approaches, clinical techniques, anesthetic protocols, and treatment regimens offers an invaluable source of useful clinically applicable material. Organization of chapters by species and clinical signs enables you to access information easily and efficiently. User-friendly outline format allows the guide to act as a quick reference in the clinical setting. NEW! All new chapters on marmosets and tamarins, hedgehogs, and sugar gliders provide up-to-date coverage of exotic species you may encounter in the clinic. NEW! Thoroughly updated and expanded coverage of exotic species and the problems that may plague them helps you develop a potential differential diagnosis list quickly and seek appropriate care for exotic animals, such as: ferrets, rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, pet rats, hamsters and other small rodents; parrots, budgerigars and related species, canaries, finches, toucans; lizards, snakes, tortoises and turtles, frogs, salamanders; pond fish, tropical freshwater fish and tropical marine fish.
Author | : Werner Steinigeweg |
Publisher | : Barron's Educational Series |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : |
Barron's Handbooks for bird owners and breeders are written, designed, and illustrated in much the same attractive fashion as Complete Pet Owner's Manuals. However, most Handbooks are somewhat longer and more extensive in their coverage, the longest among them running to about 160 pages.
Author | : Lance Jepson |
Publisher | : Elsevier Health Sciences |
Total Pages | : 592 |
Release | : 2009-06-02 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0702037281 |
Exotic Animal Medicine: A Quick Reference Guide provides readily accessible, user-friendly information for veterinarians who do not have detailed knowledge of the majority of exotic pet species. The book gives the key points on differential diagnoses and diagnostics, along with background information on a wide variety of exotic pets. It is formatted so that, whether experienced with exotics or not, the clinician can at a glance view the likely conditions to be encountered within that species or animal group; develop a potential differential diagnosis list quickly; initiate an investigational plan; and view treatment regimes. Species covered include ferrets, rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, pet rats, hamsters and other small rodents; parrots, budgerigars and related species, canaries, finches, toucans; lizards, snakes, tortoises and turtles, frogs, salamanders; pond fish, tropical freshwater fish and tropical marine fish. - Covers all the commonly encountered exotic pets in one volume - Organization of chapters by species and clinical signs - A standard approach to information presentation, enabling the clinician to access information even more efficiently - Suitable for veterinarians all over the world with an introduction written by an American specialist in this field - Readily accessible, user-friendly: written in note form