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Concise Textbook of Small Animal Handling
A Practical Handbook
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Ideal for undergraduate veterinary students, veterinary technicians, nurses, assistants, and anyone involved in small animal or laboratory animal care seeking to improve animal handling skills safely and humanely.
This instructional pocket reference condenses the most important aspects of small animal handling. It provides a portable, durable means of learning 'on the ground', as well as a convenient way to refresh on how to strive for safety and efficacy in animal handling techniques.
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This instructional pocket reference condenses the most important aspects of small animal handling. It provides a portable, durable means of learning 'on the ground', as well as a convenient way to refresh on how to strive for safety and efficacy in animal handling techniques. Spiralbound for practical use at the animal’s side during veterinary placements in a clinic or laboratory, the text covers:
- Handler safety
- Animal safety
- Sanitation
- Approach and capture
- Routine handling and release procedures
- Handling for medical procedures
- Use and supply sources of restraint equipment
A Companion Website provides additional self-assessment questions and answers to aid learning. Important reading for undergraduate veterinary students as well as practising technicians, nurses and assistants, the book instructs on safe and humane handling of species encountered in both small animal practice and laboratory settings.
You can hear the author discuss the topics covered in Concise Textbook of Small Animal Handling on his weekly podcast ‘Better Animal Handling’: https://www.betteranimalhandling.com/
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Praised for its practical and concise approach, this handbook is valued by veterinary professionals for covering a broad range of species, including exotic mammals, birds, and reptiles. Reviewers highlight the helpful artwork and the author’s focus on both human safety and animal welfare. It is considered an excellent resource and alternative to larger animal restraint texts, aiding readers in mastering essential handling techniques.
Stephen Cital, Stanford University, describes it as an easy-to-use guide beneficial to any veterinary clinic or professional.
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ISBN: 9780367628147
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 25 April 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: CRC Press
Illustration: 51 Tables, black and white; 96 Line drawings, color; 96 Illustrations, color
Audience: Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 780g
Pages: 242
About the Author
C.B. Chastain is a professor emeritus and adjunct professor of veterinary medicine and former Section Head of Small Animal Medicine and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Missouri. He also has been on faculty at Iowa State University and Louisiana State University. In addition to being a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, he has authored journal articles, book chapters in veterinary medical and allied publications, and textbooks on clinical endocrinology and animal handling and physical restraint. He was also chief editor of the monthly journal, Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery for 20 years. Prior to entering academic veterinary medicine, he was a horse wrangler for a horseback riding stable and a licensed guide in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado; worked in mixed animal veterinary medical practices in Missouri, Illinois, and New Mexico; and a captain in the U.S. Air Force Veterinary Corps. He has handled, restrained, and trained a variety of animals in differing environments and taught aspects of animal handling for more than 40 years at the undergraduate and professional school levels. Currently, he is a professor and consultant for Veterinary Online Programs at the University of Missouri.
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