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2003 Avian Care Manual (pdf) | This is the 2003 edition of a care manual I developed for the Alaska Raptor Center. Some of the protocols are dated, particularly the flowchart on critical care decisions.
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2004 Review of Bald Eagle Injuries (pdf) | This manuscript and accompanying presentation discussed the injuries sustained by bald eagles in Alaska in the years 1993 and 2003.
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2007 AAV Raptor Medicine Master Class (pdf) | This master class was taught by myself, Mike Jones, and John Chitty at the 2007 Association of Avian Veterinarians Annual Conference in Providence, Rhode Island. I taught the portion regarding injured free-ranging raptors.
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2011 AAV Non-Infectious Diseases Raptors | This is Dr. Ford's portion of a 3-author manuscript on non-infectious diseases of raptors, to be presented at the Association of Avian Veterinarians Conference in Seattle in August, 2011.
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Detection & differentiation of M. avium (pdf) | Mendenhall MK, Ford SL, Emerson CL, Wells RA, Gines LG, Eriks IS. Detection and differentiation of Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium genavense by polymerase chain reaction and restriction enzyme digestion analysis. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2000 Jan;12(1):57-60.
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Implanting Satellite Transmitters in Wild Birds (F | This addresses the most common questions about satellite transmitter implantation in wild birds and includes photos and diagrams.
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Thyroid adenocarcinoma in a bald eagle (pdf) | G Bates1, R L Tucker, S Ford, M E Mattix. Thyroid adenocarcinoma in a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leukocephalus). J Zoo Wildl Med. September 1999;30(3):439-42.
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Tracheal Foreign Bodies... (pdf) | Manuscript discussing retrieval of tracheal foreign bodies in small birds. It was delivered to the 2007 Association of Avian Veterinarians Annual Conference in Providence, RI.
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Tracheal Foreign Bodies... (PowerPoint) | This is the PowerPoint show delivered at the 2007 Conference of the Association of Avian Veterinarians (see separate manuscript).
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Wild Bird Rescue Manual (pdf) | This is the 2003 version of a manual for eagle rescuers. The intended audience was those with minimal medical or wildlife experience but who lived in areas where they were likely to encounter injured birds.
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