| Description |
vi, 331 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction -- How to use this manual -- Abbreviations -- Ch. 1 - Dogs, the Environmental Health Practitioner and dog programs -- Ch. 2 - Planning your program -- Ch. 3 - Dogs, germs and immune systems -- Ch. 4 - Germs that cause diarrhoea -- Ch. 5 - Common skin problems in dogs -- Ch. 6 - Worms in dogs that can get into people -- Ch. 7 - What we use to kill parasites - treating mange and worms -- Ch. 8 - Other common dog sickness -- Ch. 9 - Top Watch programs and exotic diseases -- Ch. 10 - Dogs are not dingoes -- Ch. 11 - Dog breeding -- Ch. 12 - Stopping dogs breeding -- Ch. 13 - Putting animals down ('finish'): euthanasia -- Ch. 14 - Dog by-laws -- Ch. 15 - Dog bites, the law and EHP -- Ch. 16 - Animal welfare -- Ch. 17 - Running a pound -- Ch. 18 - Record keeping and program evaluation -- Ch. 19 - What the shop can stock -- Useful contacts for EHPs -- Bibliography |
| Summary |
This book has been written as a reference guide for people wanting to make dogs healthier in their own communities or in communities they work in. There is a model program for planning a dog program which gives a good overall picture to start your planning process |
| Notes |
Spiral binding |
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This manual was produced by AMRRIC for the enhealth Working Group on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Environmental Health and funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Aboriginal Australians -- Domestic animals.
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Dogs -- Diseases.
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| Author |
Phelan, Danita
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Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities
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| ISBN |
9780646532417 |
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