Dogs : laboratory animal management - Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources (U.S.). Committee on Dogs. (Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1994)
Criteria for selecting experimental animals -- Genetic factors -- Biologic factors -- Behavioral factors -- Hazards -- Husbandry -- Housing -- Exercise and environmental enrichment -- Food -- Water -- Bedding and resting apparatuses -- Sanitation -- Identification and records -- Emergency, weekend and holiday care -- Transportation -- Management of breeding colonies -- Reproduction -- Neonatal care -- Reproductive problems -- Special nutritional requirements -- Vaccination and deworming -- Socialization of pups -- Record keeping -- Veterinary care -- Procurement -- Control of infectious diseases -- Control of parasitic diseases -- Recognition and alleviation of pain and distress -- Surgery and postsurgical care -- Euthanasia -- Special considerations -- Protocol review -- Restraint -- Special care for animal models -- Aging -- Cardiovascular disease -- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome -- Endocrinologic diseases -- Hematologic diseases -- Immunologic diseases -- Lysosomal storage diseases -- Muscular dystrophy -- Neurologic disorders -- Ophthalmologic disorders -- Orthopedic disorders -- Radiation injury -- Gene therapy.
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Keywords: Dogs as laboratory animals; Dogs; Animals, Laboratory; PETS -- Dogs -- General; Dogs as laboratory animals; Electronic books; Electronic books