Zoo, Wild and Exotic Pet Medicine

Zoo, Wild and Exotic Pet Medicine: Handbook of Veterinary Medicine is a comprehensive guide focusing on the health care, management, and conservation of zoo, wild, and exotic animals. The book highlights the growing importance of wildlife medicine in maintaining biodiversity, ecological balance, and public health, especially in the context of emerging zoonotic diseases and human–wildlife interactions. It covers essential topics including anatomy, physiology, nutrition, housing, restraint, anesthesia, surgery, reproductive health, and disease management of various species such as birds, reptiles, rodents, elephants, wild felids, canids, ungulates, camels, yak, and mithun. The text also emphasizes conservation medicine and the One Health” approach, which connects animal, human, and environmental health. Designed according to the veterinary curriculum, this handbook serves as a valuable resource for veterinary students, researchers, zoo veterinarians, wildlife professionals, and practitioners by providing both scientific knowledge and practical clinical guidance for the care and conservation of non-traditional animal species.