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9781444318784

The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory and Other Research Animals, 8th Edition

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  • ISBN13:

    9781444318784

  • ISBN10:

    1444318780

  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2010-01-01
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

The seminal reference on the care of laboratory and captive animals, The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory and Other Research Animals 8 th edition is a must-have for anyone working in this field. The UFAW Handbook has been the definitive text since 1947. Written for an international audience, it contains contributions from experts around the world. The book focuses on best practice principles throughout, providing comprehensive coverage, with all chapters being peer reviewed by anonymous referees. The content is also of great value to zoos and aquaria.

Table of Contents

Contributors
Foreword
Introduction
Implementing the Three Rs in research using animals
The Three Rs
The design of animal experiments
Introduction to laboratory animal genetics
Phenotyping of genetically modified mice
Brief introduction to welfare assessment: a 'toolbox' of techniques
Welfare and 'best practice' in field studies of wildlife
Legislation and oversight of the conduct of research using animals: a global overview
Planning, design and construction of efficient animal facilities
Enrichment: animal welfare and experimental outcomes
Special housing arrangements
Refinements in in-house animal production and breeding
Transportation of laboratory animals
Nutrition, feeding and animal welfare
Attaining competence in the care of animals used in research
Positive reinforcement training for laboratory animals
Euthanasia and other fates for laboratory animals
Species kept in the laboratory Mammals
Wild mammals
The laboratory opossum
Tree shrews
Rodentia and Lagomorpha
The laboratory mouse
The laboratory rat
The laboratory gerbil
The Syrian hamster
The husbandry and welfare of non-traditional laboratory rodents
Voles
The guinea pig
The laboratory rabbit
Carnivora
The ferret
The laboratory dog
The domestic cat
Ungulates
Pigs and minipigs
Cattle
Sheep and goats
The horse
Non-Human Primates
Marmosets and tamarins
Squirrel monkeys
Capuchin monkeys
Old World monkeys
Chimpanzees
Birds
The domestic fowl
The Japanese quail
The zebra finch
Pigeons and doves
The European starling
Reptiles and Amphibia
Terrestrial reptiles: lizards, snakes and tortoises
Aquatic reptiles
Amphibians, with special reference to Xenopus
Fish
Fish
Cephalopoda
Cephalopoda
Index
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