Field Manual of Wildlife Disease — General Field Procedures and Diseases of Birds

Image of Field manual of wildlife diseases The USGS National Wildlife Health Center is pleased to make available the Field Manual of Wildlife Diseases: General Field Procedures and Diseases of Birds. This field manual, a revised and expanded version of our 1988 Volume 1, Field Guide to Wildlife Diseases, was funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Federal Aid, Administrative Grant No. AP95-017.

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Field Manual of Wildlife Diseases

Cover 34KB
Dedication 144KB
Acknowledgements 4KB
Foreword 282KB
Introduction 15KB
Table of Contents 9KB

Section 1: General Field Procedures 354KB
Chapter 1 Recording and Submitting Specimen History Data 484KB
Chapter 2 Specimen Collection and Preservation 1025KB
Chapter 3 Specimen Shipment 301KB
Chapter 4 Disease Control Operations 5882KB
Chapter 5 Euthanasia 53KB
Chapter 6 Guidelines for Proper Care and Use of Wildlife in Field Research 3300KB

Section 2: Bacterial Diseases 156KB
Chapter 7 Avian Cholera 2116KB
Chapter 8 Avian Tuberculosis 472KB
Chapter 9 Salmonellosis 760KB
Chapter 10 Chlamydiosis 266KB
Chapter 11 Mycoplasmosis 396KB
Chapter 12 Miscellaneous Bacterial Diseases 1056KB

Section 3: Fungal Diseases 222KB
Chapter 13 Aspergillosis 806KB
Chapter 14 Candidiasis 83KB
Chapter 15 Miscellaneous Fungal Diseases 97KB

Section 4: Viral Diseases 182KB
Chapter 16 Duck Plague 2544KB
Chapter 17 Inclusion Body Disease of Cranes 326KB
Chapter 18 Miscellaneous Herpesviruses of Birds 667KB
Chapter 19 Avian Pox 849KB
Chapter 20 Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis 700KB
Chapter 21 Newcastle Disease 1451KB
Chapter 22 Avian Influenza 410KB
Chapter 23 Woodcock Reovirus 70KB

Section 5: Parasitic Diseases 478KB
Chapter 24 Hemosporidiosis 745KB
Chapter 25 Trichomoniasis 508KB
Chapter 26 Intestinal Coccidiosis 737KB
Chapter 27 Renal Coccidiosis 204KB
Chapter 28 Sarcocystis 267KB

Chapter 29 Eustrongylidosis 402KB
Chapter 30 Tracheal Worms 257KB
Chapter 31 Heartworm of Swans and Geese 136KB
Chapter 32 Gizzard Worms 525KB
Chapter 33 Acanthocephaliasis 205KB
Chapter 34 Nasal Leeches 337KB
Chapter 35 Miscellaneous Parasitic Diseases 882KB

Section 6: Biotoxins 188KB
Chapter 36 Algal Toxins 322KB
Chapter 37 Mycotoxins 405KB
Chapter 38 Avian Botulism 1007KB

Section 7: Chemical Toxins 220KB
Chapter 39 Organophosphorus and Carbamate Pesticides 1314KB
Chapter 40 Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Insecticides 743KB
Chapter 41 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 23KB
Chapter 42 Oil 1479KB
Chapter 43 Lead 3704KB
Chapter 44 Selenium 172KB
Chapter 45 Mercury 75KB
Chapter 46 Cyanide 827KB
Chapter 47 Salt 511KB
Chapter 48 Barbiturates 95KB
Chapter 49 Miscellaneous Chemical Toxins 39KB

Section 8: Miscellaneous Diseases 240KB
Chapter 50 Electrocution 381KB
Chapter 51 Miscellaneous Diseases 1306KB

Appendices and Glossary 107KB
A Sample specimen history form
B Sources of wildlife disease diagnostic assistance
C Sources of supplies used for collecting, preserving, and shipping specimens
D Normal brain cholinesterase values for different bird species
E Common and scientific names of birds in text
F Common and scientific names other than birds
G Chemical names
H Conversion table
Glossary of technical terms

Index and Report Documentation 812KB

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