Pet bird diseases and care

This book provides fundamental information on pet birds, menaces, and advances made in the diagnosis and treatment of menaces. It is the only book covering all species of pet birds, menaces and their individual management. The handful of related books available worldwide are largely outdated and focus on a single species or breed of pet bird. 

The book encompasses the history of bird keeping, common breeds of birds, their nutritional requirements, list of zoonotic diseases transmitted by birds and guideline for their prevention. It covers infectious, non-infectious clinical and metabolic diseases, and toxicity in detail with a special focus on the history of diseases, etiology, affected hosts, pathogenesis, clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment. Separate chapters detail relevant diagnostic techniques, management and care practices, including updated information. 

The book offers an invaluable guide for students and teachers in the field of (avian) veterinary medicine, scientists/research scholars working in related fields, and avian medicine practitioners, as well as all those progressive bird owners who want to know the basics of their care and management.

Indranil Samanta obtained his Bachelor of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry degree (B.V.Sc. & A.H.) from West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, India. He secured his Masters in Veterinary Sciences (M.V.Sc.) in Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology from Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, UP, India and Ph.D in Veterinary Microbiology from West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, India. He currently works as an Assistant Professor of Veterinary Microbiology in West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, India. Previously he also worked as an Assistant Professor of Veterinary Microbiology in the S.K. University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology-Kashmir, India and as a Veterinary Officer in Government of West Bengal, India. He is actively engaged in the teaching of undergraduate, postgraduate graduate and Ph.D scholars of Veterinary Microbiology and research related to animal health and zoonotically important microbes. He has received ten grants from national funding agencies and has supervised five postgraduate scholars. His current area of research is on the emergence of drugresistant, biofilm producing zoonotic and foodborne pathogens in food animals including poultry and other birds. He has published more than 100 research articles in reputed international and national journals along with review articles in international journals. He has published two textbooks entitled 'Veterinary Bacteriology' (ISBN13: 9789381450550, ISBN 10:9381450552) and 'Veterinary Mycology' (ISBN: 978-81-322-2279-8) from New India Publishing Agency and Springer, respectively. He acts as Associate Editor (Bacteriology) of BMC Veterinary Research. He is an editorial board member and reviewer of several other international and national journals. He has delivered a substantial number of talks in conferences, Government television and radio channels regarding his research and animal, poultry health related issues. He is the recipient of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) Associateship, American Society for Microbiology Travel Grant, Best Young Faculty Award by EET-CRS etc. 

Samiran Bandyopadhyay obtained his Bachelor of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry degree (B.V.Sc. & A.H.) from West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, India. He secured his Masters in Veterinary Sciences (M.V.Sc) in Veterinary Medicine from Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, UP, India and Ph.D in Veterinary Medicine from West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, India. He currently works as a Scientist in the ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Eastern Regional Station, Kolkata, India. Previously he also worked as Scientist in ICAR-National Research Centre on Yak, Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. His current area of research is on the emergence of drug-resistant zoonotic and foodborne pathogens in food animals. He has received several research grants from national funding agencies and has supervised three postgraduate scholars till date. He has published 90 research articles in reputed international and national journals. He is an editorial board member and reviewer of international and national journals. He is the recipient of the prestigious Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Medal for Young Scientists, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) Young ScientistAward and Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Award from Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, Dr. G.P. Sen Endowment Award from Association for Public Health Veterinarians, Indian Society for Veterinary Medicine Merit award for his outstanding research work in the field of veterinary and animal science. He is also an associate of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), New Delhi.