• Restraint and Handling of Wild and Domestic Animals, Third Edition offers an introduction to the basic principles of animal restraint and an overview of techniques for vertebrate wild and domestic animals. Fully updated throughout, the third edition also includes new chapters on understanding behavior, training for restraint and handling, and animal welfare and restraint. Now in full color, the third edition of this classic reference is an invaluable tool to recognizing potential danger in restraint and reducing stress in the animal.

  • Preface to the First Edition, vii

    Preface to the Second Edition, ix

    Preface to the Third Edition, xi

    Acknowledgments, xiii

    Part 1. GENERAL CONCEPTS.

    1. Introduction, 5

    2. Tools of Restraint, 11

    3. Rope Work, 25

    4. Thermoregulation, 45

    5. Understanding Behavior for Restraint Purposes, 53

    6. Training for Restraint Procedures, 59

    7. Stress, 65

    8. Animal Welfare Concerns During Restraint, 69

    9. Medical Problems During Restraint, 73

    Part 2. DOMESTIC ANIMALS.

    10. Horses, Donkeys, Mules, 97

    11. Cattle and Other Domestic Bovids, 117

    12. Sheep and Goats, 139

    13. Swine, 149

    14. Camelids, 161

    15. Dogs, 181

    16. Cats, 193

    17. Laboratory Rodents and Rabbits, 199

    18. Poultry and Waterfowl, 209

    Part 3. WILD ANIMALS.

    19. Delivery Systems, 219

    20. Chemical Restraint, 227

    21. Monotremes and Marsupials, 249

    22. Small Mammals, 257

    23. Carnivores, 275

    24. Nonhuman Primates, 293

    25. Marine Mammals, 307

    26. Elephants, 321

    27. Other Megavertebrates (Hoofed Stock), 343

    28. Hoofed Stock (Other than the Megavertebrates), 355

    29. Birds, 377

    30. Reptiles, 411

    31. Amphibians and Fish, 439

    Appendices, 449

    Index, 457

  • Murray Fowler, DVM, is Professor Emeritus of Zoological Medicine at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis. Most recently he has served as a consultant to zoos and circuses, especially for camelids and elephants.

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