Table of Contents : Section I - Biology and Husbandry p3 Chapter 1 Taxonomy, History, and Use p5 / James G. Fox Chapter 2 Anatomy of the Ferret p23 / Howard Evans and Nguyen Quoc An Chapter 3 Neuroanatomy of the Ferret Brain with Focus on the Cerebral Cortex p69 / Christopher D. Kroenke, Brian D. Mills, Jaime F. Olavarria, and Jeffrey J. Neil Chapter 4 Physiology of the Ferret p81 / Mark T. Whary Chapter 5 Nutrition of the Ferret p123 / James G. Fox, Carrie S. Schultz, and Brittany M. Vester Boler Chapter 6 Housing and Management p145 / James G. Fox and Rosemary Broome Chapter 7 Normal Clinical and Biological Parameters p157 / James G. Fox Chapter 8 Growth and Reproduction p187 / James G. Fox, Judith A. Bell, and Rosemary Broome Chapter 9 Regulatory Considerations p211 / Robert P. Marini Chapter 10 Recovery of the Black-Footed Ferret p219 / Rachel Santymire, Heather Branvold-Faber, and Paul E. Marinari Section II Diseases and Clinical Applications p233 / Chapter 11 Physical Examination, Preventive Medicine, and Diagnosis in the Ferret p235 / Robert P. Marini Chapter 12 Anesthesia p259 / Jeff C. Ko and Robert P. Marini Chapter 13 Surgery p285 / Stephen J. Mehler Chapter 14 Diseases of the Hematopoietic System p311 / Jörg Mayer, Susan E. Erdman, and James G. Fox Chapter 15 Diseases of the Genitourinary System p335 / James G. Fox and Judith A. Bell Chapter 16 Diseases of the Gastrointestinal System p363 / Kirk J. Maurer and James G. Fox Chapter 17 Diseases of the Endocrine System p377 / Cassandra L. Miller, Robert P. Marini, and James G. Fox Chapter 18 Diseases of the Cardiovascular System p401 / Robert A. Wagner Chapter 19 Other Systemic Diseases p421 / James G. Fox Chapter 20 Viral Diseases of Ferrets p439 / Matti Kiupel and David Perpiñán Chapter 21 Bacterial and Mycoplasmal Diseases p519 / Alton G. Swennes and James G. Fox Chapter 22 Parasitic Diseases p553 / Mary M. Patterson, James G. Fox, and Mark L. Eberhard Chapter 23 Mycotic Diseases p573 / James G. Fox Chapter 24 Neoplastic Diseases p587 / James G. Fox, Sureshkumar Muthupalani, Matti Kiupel, and Bruce Williams Section III Research and Applications p627 / Chapter 25 The Ferret in Viral Respiratory Disease Research p629 / Deborah R. Taylor Chapter 26 The Ferret in Morbillivirus Research p641 / Veronika von Messling Chapter 27 Use of the Ferret in Cardiovascular Research p653 / James P. Morgan Chapter 28 Genetic Engineering in the Ferret p665 / Xingshen Sun, Ziying Yan, Xiaoming Liu, Alicia K. Olivier, and John F. Engelhardt Chapter 29 Hearing and Auditory Function in Ferrets p685 / Fernando R. Nodal and Andrew J. King Chapter 30 The Ferret as a Model for Visual System Development and Plasticity p711 / Jitendra Sharma and Mriganka Sur Chapter 31 The Ferret in Nausea and Vomiting Research: Lessons in Translation of Basic Science to the Clinic p735 / Nathalie Percie du Sert and Paul L.R. Andrews Chapter 32 The Ferret in Lung Carcinogenesis and Nutritional Chemoprevention Research p779 / Xiang-Dong Wang and Chun Liu Index p795