Veterinary Specialty Boards Reading Lists
American College of Zoological Medicine (ACZM) Reading List
This guide contains the list of books and journals recommended as study materials for the American College of Zoological Medicine (ACZM) examination.
Residents are responsible for ensuring they are using the correct edition of a book for their exam.
Please ask your librarian, mentor, or specialty board examination committee if questions arise.
"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. Examination questions based upon journal articles will emphasize current literature of the last five years, although older references may also be included. It is recommended that candidates work with their mentor to prioritize study material within the references suggested."
Source: ACZM Suggested Reading List.
This resource updated: 04/22/2016
Source reading list reviewed: 02/23/2016
Source reading list updated by specialty board: 1/2016
Core Reading Material
"May be used for Day 1 and Day 2 exam material for many disciplines, including Zoological Companion Animals."
Core Journals
- Journal of Herpetological Medicine and SurgeryFormerly Bulletin of ARAV.
Core Textbooks/Manuals
- CRC Handbook of Marine Mammal Medicine (2nd ed.) by Leslie A. Dierauf (Editor); Frances M. D. Gulland (Editor)Call Number: SF997.5.M35 C73 2001ISBN: 9780849308390Publication Date: 20012nd edition.
- Fowler's Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine (5th ed.) by Murray E. Fowler; R. Eric MillerCall Number: SF996 .Z66 2003ISBN: 0721694993Publication Date: 20035th edition
ONLY CHAPTER ONE - Fowler's Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine (6th ed.) by Murray E. Fowler; R. Eric MillerCall Number: SF996 .Z66 2008ISBN: 9781416040477Publication Date: 20076th edition
E-BOOK and print - Fowler's Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine (7th ed.) by R. Eric Miller; Murray E. FowlerCall Number: SF996 .Z66 2012ISBN: 9781437719864Publication Date: 2011-05-107th edition
E-BOOK and print - Fowler's Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine (8th ed.) by R. Eric Miller (Editor); Murray E. Fowler (Editor)Call Number: SF996 .Z66 2015ISBN: 9781455773978Publication Date: 20148th edition
E-BOOK and print - Field Manual of Wildlife Disease — General Field Procedures and Diseases of Birds by Milton Friend; J Christian FransonPublication Date: 1999Freely available online.
- Clinical Avian Medicine by GJ Harrison; T LightfootISBN: 9780975499405Publication Date: 20061st edition.
2 volumes. - Reptile Medicine and Surgery (2nd ed.) by Douglas R. Mader (Editor); Stephen J. Divers (Editor)Call Number: SF997.5.R4 R46 2006ISBN: 9780721693279Publication Date: 20052nd edition.
E-BOOK and print - Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery (3rd ed.) by Katherine Quesenberry; James W. CarpenterCall Number: SF997.5.F47 F47 2012ISBN: 9781416066217Publication Date: 20113rd edition
E-BOOK and print - Fish Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment (2nd ed.) by Edward J. NogaCall Number: SH171 .N64 2010ISBN: 9780813806976Publication Date: 20102nd edition.
E-BOOK and print - Zoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia (2nd ed.) by Gary West (Editor); Nigel Caulkett (Editor); Darryl Heard (Editor)Call Number: SF914 .Z66 2014ISBN: 9780813811833Publication Date: 20142nd edition.
E-BOOK and print - Infectious Diseases of Wild Mammals (3rd ed.) by Elizabeth S. Williams (Editor); Ian K. Barker (Editor)ISBN: 9780813825564Publication Date: 20013rd edition.
Additional Books Per Discipline
Note: The discipline each book is recommended as study material for is noted with the book (avian, aquatic, terrestrial mammals, herpetofauna, wildlife).
- Field Manual of Wildlife Diseases in the Southeastern United States by DavidsonPublication Date: 20063rd edition.
Wildlife. - Current Therapy in Reptile Medicine and Surgery (3rd ed.) by Douglas R. Mader (Editor); Stephen J. Divers (Editor)Call Number: SF997.5.R4 M33 2014ISBN: 9781455708932Publication Date: 2013E-BOOK and print
Herpetofauna - Noninfectious Diseases of Wildlife by Anne Fairbrother (Editor); Louis N. Locke (Editor); Gerald L. Hoff (Editor)ISBN: 0813804515Publication Date: 19962nd edition.
Wildlife. - The Merck Veterinary Manual by E. Merck; Cynthia M. Kahn (Editor); Scott Line (Associate Editor)ISBN: 9780911910933Publication Date: 201010th edition.
Freely available online.
Aquatic. Terrestrial mammals. - Invertebrate Medicine (2nd ed.) by Gregory A. Lewbart (Editor)Call Number: SF997.5.I5 L49 2012ISBN: 9780813817583Publication Date: 20112nd edition
E-BOOK and print
EXCLUDING CHAPTERS 11-12, 14-19.
Aquatic. - Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of Exotic Species by Bairbre O'MalleyCall Number: SF997.5.E95 O43 2005ISBN: 9780702027826Publication Date: 2005E-BOOK and print
Avian. Herpetofauna. - Fish Medicine by Michael K. StoskopfISBN: 9780721626291Publication Date: 19931st edition.
ONLY CHAPTERS 1-13, 17, 91-102.
Aquatic. - Current Therapy in Avian Medicine and Surgery by Brian SpeerCall Number: SF994 .C877 2016ISBN: 9781455746712Publication Date: 2015E-BOOK and print
Avian. - Infectious Diseases of Wild Birds by Nancy J. Thomas (Editor); Carter T. Atkinson (Editor); D. Bruce Hunter (Editor)Call Number: SF994 .I54 2007ISBN: 0813828120Publication Date: 2007E-BOOK and print
Wildlife.
Additional Suggested Reading
Note: The discipline each book or journal is recommended as study material for is noted with the book (aquatic, general zoo, wildlife, zoological companion animals).
Journals
- Conservation BiologyWildlife.
- Journal of Aquatic Animal HealthAquatic.
- Journal of Exotic Pet MedicineFormerly Seminars in Avian and Exotic Pet Medicine
Zoological companion animals - Journal of Small Animal PracticeZoological companion animals
- Journal of Wildlife ManagementWildlife.
- Marine Mammal ScienceAquatic.
- Veterinary RecordWild and zoo companion animals
- Zoo BiologyAquatic. General zoo.
Books
- Parasitic Diseases of Wild Birds by Carter T. Atkinson (Editor); Nancy J. Thomas (Editor); D. Bruce Hunter (Editor)ISBN: 9780813820811Publication Date: 2009Wildlife.
- Fowler's Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine (4th ed.) by Murray E. Fowler; R. Eric Miller; Stephanie Donley (Editor)ISBN: 9780721686646Publication Date: 1999
- Biology, Medicine, and Surgery of Elephants by Murray E. Fowler (Editor); Susan K. Mikota (Editor)ISBN: 9780813806761Publication Date: 2006General zoo.
- Infectious Diseases and Pathology of Reptiles: Color Atlas and Text by Elliott JacobsonCall Number: SF997.5.R4 I54 2007ISBN: 9780849323218Publication Date: 2007E-BOOK and print
General zoo. Zoological companion animals. - Self-Assessment Color Review of Ornamental Fish by Gregory Lewbart (Editor)ISBN: 9780813826196Publication Date: 1998Zoological companion animals.
Newer edition available - Invertebrate Medicine (2nd ed.) by Gregory A. Lewbart (Editor)Call Number: SF997.5.I5 L49 2012ISBN: 9780813817583Publication Date: 20112nd edition
E-BOOK and print
Aquatic. Zoological companion animals. - Current Therapy in Reptile Medicine and Surgery (3rd ed.) by Douglas R. Mader (Editor); Stephen J. Divers (Editor)Call Number: SF997.5.R4 M33 2014ISBN: 9781455708932Publication Date: 2013E-BOOK and print
General zoo. Zoological companion animals. - Medicine and Surgery of Tortoises and Turtles by Stuart McArthur (Editor); Roger Wilkinson (Editor); Jean Meyer (Editor); Michelle Barrows (Contribution by); Michaela Gumpenberger (Contribution by); Stephen Hernandez-Divers (Contribution by); Ian Calvert (Contribution by); Charles Innis (Contribution by); Elliott Jacobsen (Contribution by)ISBN: 9781405108898Publication Date: 2004Aquatic.
- Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of Exotic Species by Bairbre O'MalleyCall Number: SF997.5.E95 O43 2005ISBN: 9780702027826Publication Date: 2005E-BOOK and print
Zoological companion animals - Avian Medicine: Principles and Application by Branson W. Ritchie (Editor); Greg J. Harrison (Editor); Linda R. Harrison (Editor); Lesley E. Sealing (Illustrator)ISBN: 9780963699602Publication Date: 1995Reading list gives title as "Clinical Avian Medicine and Surgery."
Zoological companion animals. - Parasitic Diseases of Wild Mammals by William Samuel (Editor); A. Alan Kocan (Editor); Margo Pybus (Editor)ISBN: 081382978XPublication Date: 20002nd edition.
Wildlife. - Disease in Wild Animals: Investigation and Management by Gary A. WobeserISBN: 9783540489788Publication Date: 20072nd edition.
Wildlife.
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