Table of Contents
Contributors, ix
Foreword, xi
Preface, xiii
Acknowledgments, xv
Companion website, xvii
Section 1: General Care
Chapter 1 - Laws and Regulations Governing Backyard Poultry in the US Bruce Nixon
Chapter 2 - Common Breeds of Backyard Poultry Lillian Gerhardt and Cheryl Greenacre
Chapter 3 - Chicken and Turkey Husbandry and Management Darrin Karcher
Chapter 4 - Anseriforme Husbandry and Management Scott Echols
Chapter 5 – Biosecurity Teresa Morishita and Theodore Derksen
Chapter 6 - Backyard Poultry Nutrition Todd Applegate and Justin Fowler
Section 2: Initial Examinations
Chapter 7 - Anatomy, and Physiology Josep Rutllant-Labeaga and Wael Khamas
Chapter 8 - Physical Examination Cheryl Greenacre
Chapter 9 - Radiographic Evaluation of Normal and Common Diseases John Mattoon, Marcie Logsdon, and Ashley Hanna
Section 3: Diseases
Chapter 10 - Zoonotic Diseases Marcy Souza
Chapter 11 - Parasitic Diseases Richard Gerhold
Chapter 12 - Respiratory Diseases Richard Fulton
Chapter 13 - Avian Influenza and Viscerotropic Velogenic (Exotic) Newcastle Disease Richard Fulton
Chapter 14 - Musculoskeletal Diseases Cheryl Greenacre
Chapter 15 - Dermatological Diseases Angela Lennox and Cheryl Greenacre
Chapter 16 - Reproductive Diseases Eric Gingerich and Daniel Shaw
Chapter 17 - Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Diseases Teresa Morishita and Robert Porter
Chapter 18 - Cardiovascular Diseases Hugues Beaufrere and Marina Brash
Section 4: Specialized Care and Surgery
Chapter 19 - Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Jennifer Graham and Elizabeth Rozanski
Chapter 20 - Common Toxicoses Marieke Rosenbaum and Cheryl Greenacre
Chapter 21 - Soft Tissue Surgery Scott Echols
Chapter 22 – Behavior Christine Calder and Julie Albright
Section 5: Diagnosis of Disease
Chapter 23 - Euthanasia of Companion Poultry Cheryl Greenacre
Chapter 24 - Egg Diagnostics Teresa Morishita, Josep Rutllant-Labeaga, Darrin Karcher
Chapter 25 - How to Perform a Necropsy Jarra Jagne and Elizabeth Buckles
Chapter 26 - Diagnostic Laboratory Sampling Rocio Crespo and H.L. Shivaprasad
Chapter 27 - Interpretation of Laboratory Results and Values Rocio Crespo and H.L. Shivaprasad
Section 6: Treatment and Prevention of Disease
Chapter 28 - Regulatory Considerations for Medication Use in Poultry Lisa Tell and Krysta Martin
Chapter 29 - Commonly Used Medications Cheryl Greenacre
Chapter 30 - Vaccination of Poultry Robert Porter
Index