Book entitled “Comparative Anatomy of Wild Mammals”, maximum effort has been taken to incorporate the available information on the anatomy of some common wild mammals such as deer and antelopes, elephant, giraffe, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, bison, big cats like tiger, lion and leopard, monkeys, pangolin and kangaroo. This book is rather a compilation of pieces of information gathered from different sources on the comparative anatomy of musculoskeletal, digestive, respiratory, urogenital, cardiovascular, nervous and endocrine systems of these species of wild mammals.
This book will essentially build an anatomical foundation for various surgical, diagnostic, obstetrical and post mortem procedures, and for the practicing veterinary professionals. This book will also be beneficial for the students of wild life studies, zoology, life sciences, evolutionary biology and other associated fields.
Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Deer and Antelopes. 3. The Elephant. 4. The Giraffe. 5. The Hippopotamus. 6. The Rhinoceros. 7. The Bison. 8. Big Cats. 9. Monkeys. 10. The Pangolin. 11. The Kangaroo.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Ashok N
Dr. Ashok N. graduated from the Kerala Agricultural University (B.V.Sc. & A.H) in the year 1988 and acquired post-graduation (M.V.Sc.) from Madras Veterinary College. In 1999, he was awarded doctorate in Veterinary Anatomy by the Kerala Agricultural University. During the span of 28 years of teaching and research, he has occupied several positions viz. Junior Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor at the College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy and Pookode.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Fathima Rahim
Dr. Fathima Rahim, joined as Veterinary Surgeon in Animal Husbandry Department, in the year 2015. Before that she worked in the Kerala Livestock Development Board as the District coordinator, under Progeny testing scheme of National Dairy Plan for a year. She also worked as teaching assistant in the Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Histology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Wayanad, Kerala for one year. She completed her graduation and post-graduation from the College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur, Kerala in 2011 and 2013, respectively.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Indu V. Raj
Dr. Indu V. Raj joined as Assistant Professor, in 2004 in the Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Histology, in College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Wayanad, Kerala. She completed her graduation from College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anjora, Durg, Chattisgarh in 1996, post-graduation from College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala in 1999 and Doctorate from Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Pookode, Wayanad, Kerala in 2015.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Leena Chandrasekhar
Dr. Leena Chandrasekhar is at present working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Veterinary Anatomy at College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Wayanad, Kerala. She has completed her B.V.Sc. and A. H. from College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala and M.V.Sc with JRF from Veterinary College, Hebbal, Bangalore.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Lucy K.M.
Dr. Lucy K.M. is presently working as Professor in the Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Histology, college of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy. She completed her B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree in the year 1992 with first rank and then earned her M.V.Sc. degree in Veterinary Anatomy in 1995 availing ICAR JRF and Ph.D. in 2005 from the Kerala Agricultural University. She has more than 20 years of experience as teacher and researcher in the field of Veterinary Anatomy.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Patki Harshad Sudhir
Dr. Patki Harshad Sudhir did his B.V.Sc. and A.H. from Mumbai Veterinary College, MAFSU, Maharashtra in 2008. He completed his post-graduation from College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy (Kerala Agricultural University) in 2010. He obtained Ph.D. degree from the same college (Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University) in 2014. At present he is working as Assistant Professor in the College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Wayanad, Kerala.
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