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Exotic Companion Mammal Practice Study & Reading Guide

In order to help you create an efficient and productive learning experience and prepare for the certification examinations, the following study and reading guide has been prepared. Also, be sure to review the general study recommendations for all ABVP Practice Categories.

Texts:

Exotic pet behavior : birds, reptiles, and small mammals. Bradley Bays T, Lightfoot T, Mayer Joerg. St. Louis, MO. Saunders Elsevier, 2006.

Rabbit and Rodent Dentistry Handbook, Capello V, Gracis M, Lennox AM (eds). Lake Worth, FL: Zoological Education Network: 2005

Clinical Radiology of Exotic Companion Mammals, Capello V, Lennox AM, Widmer WR. Ames, Iowa: Blackwell, 2008

Biology and Diseases of the Ferret, Fox JG, 2nd ed. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1998.

Laboratory Medicine : Avian and Exotic pets, Fudge AM. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders, 2000.

Textbook of Rabbit Medicine, Oxford: Harcourt-Brown F. Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002

BSAVA Manual of Rodents and Ferrets, Keeble EJ, Meredith A. Gloucester England:British Small Animal Veterinary Association, 2009

Anaesthesia of Exotic Pets, Longley L. & New York: Elsevier Saunders, 2008.

Manual of Exotic Pets. BSAVA Manuals, Meredith A, Redrobe S. 4th ed. Quedgeley: British Small Animal Veterinary Association, 2002.

Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of Exotic Species : Structure and Function of Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, and Amphibians. O'Malley B. Edinburgh & New York: Elsevier Saunders, 2005.

Pathology of Laboratory Rodents and Rabbits, Percy, DH and Barthold SW. 3rd Edition Ames: Blackwell, 2007.

Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Quesenberry KE, Carpenter JW, 2nd ed. St Louis: Saunders, 2004.

Supplementary Reading (questions do not come from these books)

Colour Atlas Of the Anatomy Of Small Laboratory Animals Volume I: Rabbit and Guinea Pig and Volume II: Rat, Mouse & Golden Hamster, Popesko P, Rajtova V, Horak J. 1990/1992 Elsevier Science ISBN-13: 9780702027031 ISBN: 0702027030

Laboratory animal medicine,Fox JG, Anderson LC, Loew FM, et al. American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine series. 2nd ed. San Diego: Academic Press, 2002.

Manual of rabbit medicine and surgery. Meredith A, Flecknell PA. 2nd ed. Quedgeley, Gloucester: British Small Animal Veterinary Association, 2006.

A colour atlas of the anatomy of small laboratory animals: Rabbit, guinea pig (Vol 1).Popesko P, Rajtova V, Horak J. London: Wolfe Publishing, 1992.

A colour atlas of the anatomy of small laboratory animals: Rat, mouse, golden hamster (Vol 2).Popesko P, Rajtova V, Horak J. London: Wolfe Publishing, 1992.

Radiology of rodents, rabbits and ferrets : an atlas of normal anatomy and positioning. Silverman S, Tell L. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders, 2005.

Journals:

Concentrate on 5 years immediately prior to the year of testing.

American Journal of Veterinary Research ISSN: 0002-9645. Published by American Veterinary Medicine Association.

Comparative Medicine. ISSN: 1532-0820. Publisher: American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Memphis, TN.

Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, ISSN: 1559-6109. Publisher: American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Memphis, TN. First volume = 45, No 1, January 2006. It continues Contemporary topics in laboratory animal science. ISSN: 1060-0558. same publisher: Vol 44, No 6, December 2005.

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association Online ISSN: 1547-3317 Print ISSN: 0587-2871 Publisher: American Animal Hospital Association

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, ISSN: 0003-1488. Publisher: American Veterinary Medical Association, Chicago, IL.

Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine, ISSN: 1557-5063. Publisher: Elsevier, New York, NY. First volume starts Vol 15, No 1, January 2006. Continues Seminars in avian and exotic pet medicine. ISSN: 1055-937X. Publisher: WB Saunders, Philadelphia, PA (last issue Vol 14, No 4, 2005). It combined with Journal of Exotic Mammal Medicine and Surgery. ISSN: No ISSN number. Publisher: Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians & Veterinary Learning Systems, Yardley, PA (last issue Vol 3, No 2, December 2005)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, Publisher: American Association of Zoo Veterinarians. Online ISSN: 1937-2825

Lab Animal ISSN: 0093-7355. Publisher: Nature America Inc, New York, NY.

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, ISSN: 1094-9194. Publisher: WB Saunders, Philadelphia, PA.

Questions on the examination may be taken from sources other than this list.