Veterinary medicine: laboratory animals books

The Development of Science-based Guidelines for Laboratory Animal Care

Examines the general principles of laboratory animal maintenance and experimental use as well as factors that have to be taken into account when good research is done with animals. This book provides species specific coverage,...

Offers a scholarly history of the evolution of animal welfare public policy, and brings a sociological perspective to this area of understanding. This book advocates animal rights and is intended for biomedical researchers and...

Explains the role that animals play in biomedical research and the ways in which scientists, governments, and citizens have tried to balance the experimental use of animals with a concern for all living creatures. This work is...

Expanding on the National Research Council's Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals , this text deals specifically with mammals in neuroscience and behavioural research laboratories. It offers flexible guidelines for...

Anita Guerrine looks at the history of the use of humans and animals for experimentation, from vivisection in ancient Alexandria to present-day battles over animal rights and medical research employing human subjects. She offers...

Intended as a reference for vivarium managers, veterinarians, researchers, safety professionals, and others. This book lists the important features of an Occupational Health and Safety Program and provides the tools necessary for...

Now in its third edition, Clinical Laboratory Animal Medicine serves as an introductory resource for veterinarians, veterinary technicians, veterinary students, and laboratory staff on treatment and management of laboratory...

Summarizes the advances in the diagnosis and treatment of pituitary disease. Coverage includes pathogenesis and pathology of pituitary tumors; clinical scenarios underpinning each type of pituitary tumor as well as their diagnosis...

Part of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine series, this second edition covers the biological and disease aspects of laboratory animal medicine. It also examines other aspects such as the biohazards associated...

Intended for technicians working with non-human primates in biomedical research, this book includes management practices and technical procedures on a variety of topics including restraint, intubation, tuberculin skin testing,...

Summarizes information on mouse eye anatomy, development, and pathology. This book describes the normal anatomy, pre- and postnatal development, regional pathology, and methodology for evaluation of the mouse eye and adnexae. It...

This volume covers the following topics: moral standings of animals, history of the methods of argumentation, knowledge of the animal mind, nature and value of regulatory structures, and how respect for animals can be converted...

Care and use of animals in research are expensive, prompting efforts to contain or reduce costs. Components of those costs are personnel, regulatory compliance, veterinary medical care, and laboratory animal management, equipment,...

This volume covers the following topics: moral standings of animals, history of the methods of argumentation, knowledge of the animal mind, nature and value of regulatory structures, and how respect for animals can be converted...

Answers the needs of researchers and technicians by providing complete instructions for a wide range of infusion techniques delivered to several species. This book offers information on surgical preparation for primates and...

This text contains papers presented at the 1998 International Symposium on Alternatives to Animals in the Development and Control of Biological Products for Human and Veterinary Use. Areas covered include related regulations and...

I. INTRODUCTION. II. JUDEO-CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVES. 1. The Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis, Lynn White Jr. 2. For God So Loved the World, Andrew Linzey. III. ANIMAL LIBERATION AND ANIMAL RIGHTS. 3. Down on the Factory...

Helps veterinary pathologists and other animal caretakers in isolating bacteria in laboratory rodents and rabbits. This book describes various laboratory animal bacteria in relation to both characteristics of the agent and...

Details basic information and common procedures for individuals performing research with small ruminants. This title includes details on duties of animal facility management, animal husbandry, regulatory compliance, and technical...

The framers of the 1985 amendments to the Federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) envisioned the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) as the linchpin - the central and cohesive element - of the laboratory animal care and...

Details basic information and common procedures for individuals performing research with hamsters and gerbils. This book includes details on duties of animal facility management, animal husbandry, regulatory compliance, and...

This text provides guidance on assessing hazards and risks in the animal laboratory and how to eliminate or minimize them. It also emphasizes that each facility is unique and must be assessed locally by persons familiar with each...

This series was created to assist those who work with laboratory animals, enabling them to provide the most humane and responsible care. This pack contains 10 volumes which are compact and comb-bound to lay flat for use in the...

Presenting information and common procedures for those whose duties include animal facility management, animal husbandry, regulatory compliance, and technical procedures, this book includes references to alternative procedures and...