This guide contains the list of books and journals recommended as study materials for the American College of Poultry Veterinarians (ACPV) 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.
Source: ACVM Application/Policy, American College of Poultry Veterinarians
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This resource updated: 06/06/2023
Source reading list updated by specialty board: 09/22/2021
A Laboratory Manual for the Isolation, Identification, and Characterization of Avian Pathogens
by
American Association of Avian Pathologists; Susan M. WIlliams
Avian Histopathology
by
Tahseen Abdul-Aziz; Oscar Jasper Fletcher; H. John Barnes; H.L Shivaprasad; David E. Swayne
A Practical Guide for Managing Risk in Poultry Production
by
Robert L. Owen; American Association of Avian Pathologists Staff (Contribution by)
See also: Textbooks or other material dealing with the broad field of poultry sciences and production, including management, nutrition, genetics, physiology, and environmental control.