Disease in Wild Animals

Investigation and Management
2. Auflage Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-3-642-08030-2
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 393 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 610 g

This book arose out of teaching graduate and undergraduate classes in wildlife diseases. It, in some ways, chronicles my involvement in the inves- gation and diagnosis of diseases in free-ranging wildlife, primarily in western and northern Canada, since the 1960s. It also, perhaps, reflects the devel- ment of wildlife disease study as a discipline. Much of the earlier work in this field was purely descriptive, documenting the occurrence of various diseases in wild animals. I have chosen to retain references to some older and obscure information in this second edition because this body of work provides the foundation for a more analytical approach. The literature on health problems in free-ranging animals is expanding rapidly. I am gratified that the theor- ical and quantitative aspects of wildlife disease are receiving more attention than in the past, and that role of disease as a factor in population biology is being analyzed. My hope for the first edition of this book was that it would serve as an overview of the study of disease in wild animals and of methods that might be used to manage health problem. It was, and is, not intended to be a how-to book or an encyclopedic reference to the literature on disease; rather it is intended as a seed crystal around which the reader can build. The inquiries I have received about a second edition suggest that it has been useful.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wobeser, Gary A.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin: Exotische Tiere & Zootiere
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Biodiversität
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Naturschutzbiologie, Biodiversität
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Tierökologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin: Anatomie, Physiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.