The cost manual of laboratory animal care and use : refinement, reduction, and research

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Judge Your Practices Against This Benchmark Manual COST Action B-24 established four working groups to research and discuss issues relevant to laboratory animal science. These included the housing of animals, environmental needs, refinement of procedures, genetically modified animals, and cost-benef...

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Corporate Author: Taylor and Francis
Other Authors: Howard, Bryan (Editor), Nevalainen, Timo (Editor), Perretta, Gemma (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, 2010.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Animal welfare.
Laboratory animals.
Clinical Laboratory Techniques > veterinary.
Laboratory animals > Laboratory manuals.
Online Access:Full text (WIT users only)
Table of Contents:
  • chapter 1 Introduction
  • chapter 2 Design and Oversight of Laboratory Animal Facilities
  • chapter 3 Housing and Care of Laboratory Animals
  • chapter 4 Animal Needs and Environmental Refinement
  • chapter 5 Ethical Evaluation of ScientificProcedures: Recommendations for Ethics Committees
  • chapter 6 Reduction by Careful Design and Statistical Analysis
  • chapter 7 Animal Models: Selecting and Preparing Animals for a Study
  • chapter 8 Creation of Genetically Modified Animals
  • chapter 9 Management of Genetically Modified Rodents
  • chapter 10 Impact of Handling,Radiotelemetry, and Food Restriction
  • chapter 11 Basic Procedures: Dosing,Sampling and Immunisation
  • chapter 12 Imaging Techniques
  • chapter 13 Anaesthesia and Analgesia
  • chapter 14 Use of Humane Endpointsto Minimise Suffering
  • chapter 15 Euthanasia
  • chapter 16 Education, Training,and Competence
  • chapter 17 Animal Experimentation and Open Communication.

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