[PDF] Comfortable Quarters For Laboratory Animals eBook

Author : Viktor Reinhardt
Publisher :
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 16,42 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN :

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Foreword / David B. Morton -- Introduction / Viktor and Annie Reinhardt -- The ill-effects of uncomfortable quarters / William M.S. Russell -- Comfortable quarters for mice in research institutions / Chris M. Sherwin -- Comfortable quarters for gerbils in research institutions / Eva Waiblinger -- Comfortable quarters for rats in research institutions / Monica M. Lawlor -- Comfortable quarters for hamsters in research institutions / Gernot Kuhnen -- Comfortable quarters for guinea-pigs in research institutions / Viktor Reinhardt -- Comfortable quarters for rabbits in research institutions / K. Boers, ... [et al.] -- Comfortable quarters for cats in research institutions / Irene Rochlitz -- Comfortable quarters for dogs in research institutions / Robert Hubrecht -- Comfortable quarters for primates in research institutions / Viktor Reinhardt -- Comfortable quarters for pigs in research institutions / Temple Grandin -- Comfortable quarters for sheep in research institutions / Viktor and Annie Reinhardt -- Comfortable quarters for cattle in research institutions / Viktor and Annie Reinhardt -- Comfortable quarters for horses in research institutions / Katherine Houpt and T.S. Ogilvie-Graham -- Comfortable quarters for chickens in research institutions /Detlef W. Fölsch, ... [et al.] -- Comfortable quarters for amphibians and reptiles in research institutions /Michael D. Kreger

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 29,11 MB
Release : 2011-01-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309154006

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A respected resource for decades, the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals has been updated by a committee of experts, taking into consideration input from the scientific and laboratory animal communities and the public at large. The Guide incorporates new scientific information on common laboratory animals, including aquatic species, and includes extensive references. It is organized around major components of animal use: Key concepts of animal care and use. The Guide sets the framework for the humane care and use of laboratory animals. Animal care and use program. The Guide discusses the concept of a broad Program of Animal Care and Use, including roles and responsibilities of the Institutional Official, Attending Veterinarian and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. Animal environment, husbandry, and management. A chapter on this topic is now divided into sections on terrestrial and aquatic animals and provides recommendations for housing and environment, husbandry, behavioral and population management, and more. Veterinary care. The Guide discusses veterinary care and the responsibilities of the Attending Veterinarian. It includes recommendations on animal procurement and transportation, preventive medicine (including animal biosecurity), and clinical care and management. The Guide addresses distress and pain recognition and relief, and issues surrounding euthanasia. Physical plant. The Guide identifies design issues, providing construction guidelines for functional areas; considerations such as drainage, vibration and noise control, and environmental monitoring; and specialized facilities for animal housing and research needs. The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals provides a framework for the judgments required in the management of animal facilities. This updated and expanded resource of proven value will be important to scientists and researchers, veterinarians, animal care personnel, facilities managers, institutional administrators, policy makers involved in research issues, and animal welfare advocates.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 42,24 MB
Release : 2008-04-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309108179

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Scientific advances in our understanding of animal physiology and behavior often require theories to be revised and standards of practice to be updated to improve laboratory animal welfare. This new book from the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR) at the National Research Council, Recognition and Alleviation of Distress in Laboratory Animals, focuses on the stress and distress which is experienced by animals when used in laboratory research. This book aims to educate laboratory animal veterinarians; students, researchers, and investigators; animal care staff, as well as animal welfare officers on the current scientific and ethical issues associated with stress and distress in laboratory animals. It evaluates pertinent scientific literature to generate practical and pragmatic guidelines. Recognition and Alleviation of Distress in Laboratory Animals focuses specifically on the scientific understanding of the causes and the functions of stress and distress, the transformation of stress to distress, and the identification of principles for the recognition and alleviation of distress. This book discusses the role of humane endpoints in situations of distress and principles for the minimization of distress in laboratory animals. It also identifies areas in which further scientific investigation is needed to improve laboratory animal welfare in order to adhere to scientific and ethical principles that promote humane care and practice.