Guidelines for euthanasia of nondomestic animals
By: Charlotte Kirk Baer, editor.
Contributors: Baer, Charlotte Kirk.; American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
Publisher: American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Yulee, Florida
Language: eng
Number of pages: 111
Subjects: Euthanasia of animals; Animal welfare; Euthanasia, Animal; Animal Welfare
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part One: Aspects of euthanasia  --; title: Introduction -- David S. Miller and Mark L. Drew; title: Criteria for humane euthanasia and associated concerns -- Ray Wack, Patrick Morris, James Sikarskie, and David S. Miller; title: Physiology of euthanasia -- Robert E. Meyer and W.E. Morgan Morrow; title: Personnel safety -- Terry Kreeger; title: Regulatory oversight -- Kim K. Haddad and Patrice N. Klein; title: Wildlife issues -- Mark Drew; title: Part Two: Taxon-specific recommendations --; title: Introduction -- David S. Miller; title: Invertebrates -- Michael J. Murray; title: Fish -- Kathleen Hughes Hartman; title: Amphibians -- Jeff Baier; title: Reptiles -- Jeff Baier; title: Birds -- Susan Orosz; title: Monotremes -- Geoffrey W. Pye; title: Marsupials -- Geoffrey W. Pye; title: Bats -- Darryl Heard; title: Nonhuman primates -- Laura Summers and Kari Christe; title: Rodents and small mammals -- Diane McClure and Nancy Anderson; title: Marine mammals -- Leah L. Greer and Janet Whaley; title: Sea otters -- Michael J. Murray; title: Carnivores -- James G. Sikarskie and Simon R. Hollamby; title: Hoofstock -- David S. Miller, Scott Citino, and James Sikarskie; title: Swine -- Patrick J. Morris and Ben Gonzales; title: Megavertebrates -- Mark W. Atkinson -- Part Three: Summary of methods for euthanasia of wild and exotic invertebrates -- Richard N. Brown.