A manual for laboratory animal management / Jonathan David Ward. — Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, c2008. – (59.105/W259)

Contents

    CONTENTS
    
    A Species-specific information — techniques for handling， sexing， injection， and blood collection
    A.1 Animal handling
    A.2 Injections and blood collection
    A.3 Mice (Mus musculus)
    A.4 Rats (rattus norvegicus)
    A.5 Guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus)
    A.6 Rabbits (oryctolagus cuniculus)
    A.7 Dogs (Canis familiaris)
    A.8 Nonhuman primates (NHPs)
    A.9 Miniature swine
    B General issues concerning animal research work
    B.1 Occupational health and safety
    B.2 Animal Husbandry
    B.3 Animal feed
    B.4 Animal identification
    B.5 Diseases of laboratory animals
    B.6 Caging systems
    B.7 Anaesthesia and analgesia
    B.8 Basic surgery — preoperative and postoperative care
    B.9 Pain management
    B.10 Euthanasia
    B.11 Imporatant Information
    C Rules and regulations for carrying out animal reaearch work
    C.1 Animal research ethics
    C.2 Laws and guidelines
    C.3 Accreditation of animal research facilities
    C.4 The 3 R’s — replace， reduce， refine
    C.5 Institutional animal care and use committee (IACUC)
    C.6 Project licence application tips — how to write an IACUC application
    D Troubleshooting section
    D.1 Useful resources
    D.2 Useful tables
    D.3 Forms in regular use
    References
    Abbreviations/definitions
    Index