CLINICAL LABORATORY ANIMAL MEDICINE. AN INTRODUCTION

Description

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 animals, including mice, rats, gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs, chinchillas, rabbits, ferrets, and non-human primates.

Each species chapter follows a simple and easy-to-use format, covering behavior, anatomic and physiological features, breeding and reproduction, husbandry, handling and restraint, blood collection, urine collection, drug administration, anesthesia, surgery, postoperative care, therapeutic agents, and diseases. Convenient tables supply essential biological and physiological data, blood values, and information on drug dosaging. Appendices include normal values or hematological data and serum biochemical data, as well as a listing of organizations in laboratory animal medicine.

Clinical Laboratory Animal Medicine not only facilitates safe and humane treatment of animals in laboratory settings but also can serve as a practical guide for veterinary practitioners and technicians who are faced with many of these same species in daily practice.

Table of contents

• About the Authors.
• Preface.

1. Introduction to Laboratory Animal Medicine.
• Organizations.
• Animals Used in Research, Product Safety Testing, and Teaching.
• The 3R's: Reduction, Replacement, and Refinement.
• Internet Resources.
• Technical References.
2. Regulations, Policies, and Principles Governing the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.
• Animal Welfare Act and Regulations.
• General References.
3. Facility, Equipment, Housing, and Management.
• Laboratory Animal Facility Design.
• Biosecurity.
• Facility Equipment.
• Housing.
• Management.
• General References.
• Technical References.
4. Mice.
• Genetics.
• Ecologic Types.
• Uses.
• Behavior.
• Anatomic and Physiologic Features.
• Breeding and Reproduction.
• Husbandry.
• Techniques.
• Therapeutic Agents.
• Introductionto Diseases of Mice.
• Internet Resources.
• General References.
• Technical References.
5. Rats.
• Genetics.
• Ecologic Types.
• Uses.
• Behavior.
• Anatomic and Physiologic Features.
• Breeding and Reproduction.
• Husbandry.
• Techniques.
• Therapeutic Agents.
• Introduction to Diseases of Rats.
• Internet Resources.
• General References.
• Technical References.
6. Gerbils.
• Uses.
• Behavior.
• Anatomic and Physiologic Features.
• Breeding and Reproduction.
• Husbandry.
• Techniques.
• Therapeutic Agents.
• Introduction to Diseases of Gerbils.
• General References.
• Technical References.
7. Hamsters.
• Uses.
• Behavior.
• Anatomic and Physiologic Features.
• Breeding and Reproduction.
• Husbandry.
• Techniques.
• Therapeutic Agents.
• Introduction to Diseases of Hamsters.
• General References.
• Technical References.
8. Guinea Pigs.
• Uses.
• Behavior.
• Anatomic and Physiologic Features.
• Breeding and Reproduction.
• Husbandry.
• Techniques.
• Therapeutic Agents.
• Introduction to Diseases of Guinea Pigs.
• Internet Resources.
• General References.
• Technical References.
9. Chinchillas.
• Uses.
• Behavior.
• Anatomic and Physiologic Features.
• Breeding and Reproduction.
• Husbandry.
• Techniques.
• Therapeutic Agents.
• Introduction to Diseases of Chinchillas.
• General References.
• Technical References.
10. Rabbits.
• Breeds.
• Uses.
• Behavior.
• Anatomic and Physiologic Features.
• Breeding and Reproduction.
• Husbandry.
• Techniques.
• Therapeutic Agents.
• Introduction to Diseases of Rabbits.
• Internet Resources.
• General References.
• Technical References.
11. Ferrets.
• Uses.
• Behavior.
• Anatomic and Physiologic Features.
• Breeding and Reproduction.
• Husbandry.
• Techniques.
• Therapeutic Agents.
• Introduction to Diseases of Ferrets.
• Internet Resources.
• General References.
• Technical References.
12. Nonhuman Primates.
• Taxonomy.
• Uses.
• Behavior.
• Anatomic and Physiologic Features.
• Breeding and Reproduction.
• Husbandry.
• Techniques.
• Therapeutic Agents.
• Introduction to Diseases of Nonhuman Primates.
• Internet Resources.
• General References.
• Technical References.
13. Research Variables and Quality Control.
• Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors.
• Quality Control.
• General References.
• Technical References.

Appendix 1: Normal Values.

Appendix 2: CD Images.

Index.