ACZM Books

The following list is provided to help guide veterinarians planning to study for the ACZM boards. It is not a comprehensive listing of all available material, but rather a guide to facilitate finding information in areas where the candidate does not have extensive experience. Examination questions will be taken from the extant literature and will not be confined to questions only from the work on the list. Not all chapters in listed textbooks are necessarily of significance for the examination. It is recommended that candidates work with their mentor to prioritize study material within the references suggested.

Core Textbooks/Manuals

  • Dierauf, Gulland (eds). 2001. Handbook of Marine Mammal Medicine, 2nd edition. CRC Press. — Vet Book and Reserve Stacks SF 997.5 M35 C911 2001
  • Fowler, Miller (eds). 2007, 2012, 2014. Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, 6th, 7th, 8th editions. WB Saunders Co.
    • 6th edition: Vet Book Stacks SF 996 Z85 2008
    • 7th edition: available online and Vet Reserve Stacks SF 996 Z85 2012
    • 8th edition: Vet Reserve Stacks SF 996 Z85 2015
  • Fowler, Miller (eds). 2003. Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, 5th edition. WB Saunders Co. Chapter 1 — Vet Book Stacks SF 996 Z85 2003
  • Friend, Franson  (eds). 1999. Field Manual of Wildlife Diseases: General Field Procedures and Diseases of Birds. U.S. Geological Survey. — available online
  • Harrison & Lightfoot. 2007.  Clinical Avian Medicine (2 volumes). Spix Publishing/HBD International. — Vet Reserve Stacks SF 994.2 A1 C54 2006
  • Mader (ed). 2006. Reptile Medicine and Surgery, 2nd edition. WB Saunders Co. — available online and Vet Reserve Stacks SF 997.5 R426 2006
  • Noga. 2010. Fish Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment. 2nd edition. Iowa State University Press. — Vet Reserve Stacks SH 171 N774f 2010
  • Quesenberry, Carpenter. 2012. Ferrets, Rabbits & Rodents: Clinical Medicine & Surgery, 3rd edition. WB Saunders Co. — available online and Vet Reserve Stacks SF 997.5 F47 F387 2012
  • West, Heard, Caulkett (eds). 2014. Zoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia, 2nd edition. Blackwell Publishing. — available online
  • Williams, Barker (eds). 2001. Infectious Diseases of Wild Mammals, 3rd edition. Iowa State University Press. — Vet Book Stacks SF 997 I43 2001

Additional Books by Discipline

Avian

  • O’Malley. 2005. Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of Exotic Species: Structure and Function of Mammals, Birds, Reptiles and Amphibians. Elsevier — Vet Reserve Stacks SF 761 O54c 2005
  • Speer. 2015. Current Therapy in Avian Medicine and Surgery. Elsevier. — Vet Reserve Stacks SF 994 C877 2016

Aquatic

  • Kahn, Line (eds). 2010. The Merck Veterinary Manual, Merck. — available online
  • Lewbart. 2011. Invertebrate Medicine.  2nd ed. Blackwell  — Publishing. EXCLUDING CHAPTERS 11-12, 14-19 — available online and Vet Reserve Stacks SF 997.5 I5 L669i 2012
  • Stoskopf (ed). 1993. Fish Medicine. WB Saunders Co. CHAPTERS 1-13, 17, 91-102 — Vet Reserve and Book Stacks  SH 171 F5322 1992

Terrestrial Mammals

  • Kahn, Line (eds). 2010. The Merck Veterinary Manual, Merck. — available online

Herpeto-fauna

  • Mader, Divers (eds). 2014. Current Therapy in Reptile Medicine & Surgery. Elsevier. — available online and Vet Reserve Stacks SF 997.5 R4 C87 2014
  • O’Malley. 2005. Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of Exotic Species: Structure and Function of Mammals, Birds, Reptiles and Amphibians. Elsevier — Vet Reserve Stacks SF 761 O54c 2005

Wildlife

  • Davidson. 2006. Field Manual of Wildlife Diseases in the Southeastern United States 3rd edition. Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study — not available at Vet Library
  • Fairbrother, Hoff, Locke. 1996. Noninfectious Diseases of Wildlife, 2nd ed. — Vet Book Stacks SF 997 N813 1996
  • Thomas, Hunter, & Atkinson. 2007. Infectious Diseases of Wild Birds. Iowa State. — Vet Wildlife Clinic SF 994 I54 2007

Additional Suggested Reading

Aquatic

  • Lewbart. 2011. Invertebrate Medicine.  2nd ed. Blackwell  — Publishing. EXCLUDING CHAPTERS 11-12, 14-19 — available online and Vet Reserve Stacks SF 997.5 I5 L669i 2012
  • Stoskopf (ed.). 1993. Fish Medicine. WB Sauders Co. — Vet Reserve and Book Stacks  SH 171 F5322 1992
  • Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice (last 5 years), online 2002-

General Zoo

  • Fowler (ed). 1993 and 1999. Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, 3rd and 4th editions. WB Saunders Co. — Vet Book Stacks SF 996 Z85 1993 and SF 996 Z85 1999
  • Fowler, Mikota. 2006. Biology, Medicine, and Surgery of Elephants. Wiley- Blackwell. — Vet Book Stacks SF 997.5 E4 B56 2006
  • Jacobson. 2007. Infectious Diseases and Pathology of Reptiles. CRC Press — Vet Book Stacks SF 997.5 R4 I54 2007
  • Mader, Divers (eds). 2014. Current Therapy in Reptile Medicine & Surgery. Elsevier. — available online and Vet Reserve Stacks SF 997.5 R4 C87 2014
  • O’Malley. 2005. Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of Exotic Species: Structure and Function of Mammals, Birds, Reptiles and Amphibians. Elsevier — Vet Reserve Stacks SF 761 O54c 2005

Wildlife

  • Atkinson, Thomas, Hunter. Parasitic Disease of Wild Birds. 2009. Blackwell. — not available at Vet Library
  • Samuel, Pybus, Kocan. Parasitic Diseases of Wild Mammals. 2001. Blackwell. — Vet Book Stacks SF 996.4 P223 2001
  • Wobeser. 2007. Disease in Wild Animals: Inv & Mgmt. Springer. — available online and Vet Book Stacks SF 996.4 W63 2007

Zoological Companion Animal

  • Jacobson. 2007. Infectious Diseases and Pathology of Reptiles. CRC Press — Vet Book Stacks SF 997.5 R4 I54 2007
  • Lewbart (ed). 1998. Self-Assessment Review of Ornamental Fish. Manson Publishing. — not available at Vet Library
  • Lewbart. 2011. Invertebrate Medicine. 2nd ed. Blackwell Publishing. — available online and Vet Reserve Stacks SF 997.5 I5 L669i 2012
  • Mader, Divers (eds). 2014. Current Therapy in Reptile Medicine & Surgery. Elsevier. — available online and Vet Reserve Stacks SF 997.5 R4 C87 2014
  • O’Malley. 2005. Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of Exotic Species: Structure and Function of Mammals, Birds, Reptiles and Amphibians. Elsevier — Vet Reserve Stacks SF 761 O54c 2005
  • Ritchie, Harrison, Harrison. 1994. Clinical Avian Medicine and Surgery. Wingers Publishing — not available at Vet Library
  • Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice (last 5 years), online 2002-

This list is based on the 2016 reading list. This page was last updated April 2016.