Diseases of domestic guinea pigs

Author(s)

• Richardson, V. C. G.

Bibliographic Information

Diseases of domestic guinea pigs

by V. C. G. Richardson

（Library of veterinary practice）

Blackwell Scientific, 1992

• pbk.

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Written in note form, this book considers clinical signs of disease, disease treatment and prevention of disease in guinea pigs (cavies). Chapters discuss the reproductive, digestive, respiratory, musculoskeletal and urinary systems, the skin, head and neck, nervous system and husbandry. A single chapter devoted to treatment lists all the treatments discussed in earlier chapters, describing dose-rates, method of administration and contra-indications. An appendix provides physiological data. The book is aimed at veterinarians and students and should be accessible to breeders.

Table of Contents

• The skin
• the reproductive system
• the urinary system
• the disgestive system
• the respiratory system
• the head and neck
• the musculoskeletal system
• the central nervous system
• husbandry
• treatments
• anaesthetics and surgery
• zoontic aspects.

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Details

• NCID: BA2075968X
• ISBN:
  • 0632033010
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford
• Pages/Volumes: vii,133p
• Classification:
  • DC20 : 636.93234
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00873616