Pathology of the Domestic Ferret Instructor : Bruce
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The purpose of this 2-hour block of instruction is to gain knowledge and experience in the gross diagnosis of diseases of the domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo). Of course, the study of disease in this species far exceeds what can be presented in a twohour block of time, but I will attempt to cover a number of diseases of interest. In some cases, inclusion or exclusion from this collection was the result of the availability of highquality photographs. I am a firm believer that one can learn far more from one excellent photograph of a single entity, than from many poor ones. If the only available image is of poor quality, the image won’t leave a lasting impression, and the student learns nothing.
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