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Stroud's Digest on the Diseases of Birds
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Stroud's Digest on the Diseases of Birds
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Hardcover
by Robert Stroud and Harry Lacey
Sales Rank: 674274
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$87.83
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on 11-19-2011.
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Features
Hardcover: 483 pages
Publisher: Tfh Pubns Inc; Library edition January 1989
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0866227318
ISBN-13: 978-0866227315
Product Dimensions:
8.4 x 6 x 1.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
Mr. Stroud spent, according to the publisher's notes, 54 years in solitary confinement--All of it devoted to the study of how to identify and cure the diseases of birds. This book although written many years ago, is still a comprehensive study of the diseases, injuries, ailments and conditions of birds. There are few vetinarians who have studied bird ailments so intensively, or can give such detailed and practical information on how to identify what is wrong with them. I suspect the modern state of avian medicine owes a great debt to the work of Mr. Stroud. The text is clear and even when technical, explains the condition, symptoms, cause or suspected causes and known or possible treatments in practical terms. Mr. Stroud's book was written when there were few avian veterinarians available to help bird breeders and owners. That problem persists to this day. The information provided covers the entire range, from the mundane to the exotic. I would not be surprized to learn that Mr. Stroud's techniques, discoveries and research are the backbone of all modern avian medicine and avian veterinary curriculum. The book also provides detailed vitamin requirement analysis and food sources as well as descriptions of vitamin deficiency ailments. It is amazing that so much information is packed into one book. I have seen nothing in any owner handbooks that I did not find in Mr. Stroud's book with more detail and clarity. As any bird owner who has had a sick bird knows, birds can progress from barely noticable illness to death while searching for a vet who knows anything about avian medicine at all. Mr. Stroud's book should be perused by all bird owners. And if one proceeds with caution regarding the suggested medications of Mr. Stroud which may be outdated or have better alternatives available in this modern day, this book can still provide health giving and life-saving information that one can apply while one is waiting for the vet to call back.
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Stroud's Digest on the Diseases of Birds
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Price: $87.83
Updated on 11-19-2011.
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