Laboratory Animal MedicineLynn C. Anderson, Franklin M. Loew, Fred W. Quimby A volume in the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine series, this second edition has over 40% new material, including the addition of six new topics and many others that are completely rewritten. The book comprehensively covers the biological and disease aspects of laboratory animal medicine while examining other aspects such as the biohazards associated with the use of animal experimentation and factors complicating the bioethics of animal research. |
Contents
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Chapter 5 Biology and Diseases of Hamsters | 167 |
Chapter 6 Biology and Diseases of Guinea Pigs | 203 |
Chapter 7 Biology and Diseases of Other Rodents | 247 |
Chapter 8 Woodchucks as Laboratory Animals | 309 |
Chapter 18 Biology and Diseases of Reptiles | 827 |
Chapter 19 Biology and Management of the Zebrafish | 861 |
Chapter 20 Biology and Health of Laboratory Fishes | 885 |
Chapter 21 Design and Management of Animal Facilities | 909 |
Chapter 22 Preanesthesia Anesthesia Analgesia and Euthanasia | 955 |
Chapter 23 Techniques of Experimentation | 1005 |
Chapter 24 Control of Biohazards Associated with the Use of Experimental Animals | 1047 |
Chapter 25 Selected Zoonoses | 1059 |
Chapter 9 Biology and Diseases of Rabbits | 329 |
Chapter 10 Microbiological Quality Control for Laboratory Rodents and Lagomorphs | 365 |
Chapter 11 Biology and Diseases of Dogs | 395 |
Chapter 12 Domestic Cats as Laboratory Animals | 459 |
Chapter 13 Biology and Diseases of Ferrets | 483 |
Sheep Goats and Cattle | 519 |
Chapter 15 Biology and Diseases of Swine | 615 |
Chapter 16 Nonhuman Primates | 675 |
Chapter 17 Biology and Diseases of Amphibians | 793 |
The Risk of Infection after Xenotransplantation | 1107 |
Chapter 27 Genetic Monitoring | 1117 |
Chapter 28 Transgenic and Knockout Mice | 1129 |
Chapter 29 Factors That May Influence Animal Research | 1143 |
Chapter 30 Animal Models in Biomedical Research | 1185 |
Chapter 31 Research in Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine | 1227 |
Chapter 32 Laboratory Animal Behavior | 1239 |
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