The welfare of laboratory animals /

The welfare of laboratory animals /

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Imprint:Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004.
Description:1 online resource (xiii, 345 p.) : ill.
Language:English
Series:Animal welfare and nutrition series ; v. 2
Animal welfare and nutrition series ; v. 2.
Subject:
Laboratory animals.
Animal welfare.
Animal Welfare.
Animals, Laboratory.
Animal welfare.
Laboratory animals.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8884484
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Other authors / contributors:Kaliste, Eila.
ISBN:9781402022715
1402022719
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:Where there are no alternatives to the use of experimental animals in biomedical research, their welfare has to be ensured as far as possible. The aim of this book is to describe the current knowledge about the welfare of laboratory animals. There is previous literature dealing with the welfare of animals in general, as well as literature dealing with the maintenance and use of laboratory animals. This book brings together these two topics, focusing to the general and species-specific needs of laboratory animals in the light of their welfare. The book will provide material for researchers, lec.
Other form:Print version: Welfare of laboratory animals. Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004 1402022700 9781402022708
Table of Contents:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; Series Preface; Preface; Contributing authors; Animal welfare
  • an introduction; Research, animals and welfare. Regulations, alternatives and guidelines; Infections in laboratory animals: Importance and control; Housing, care and environmental factors; Nutrition and animal welfare; Experimental procedures: General principles and recommendations; The welfare of laboratory mice; The welfare of laboratory rats; The welfare of laboratory guinea pigs; The welfare of laboratory rabbits; The welfare of laboratory dogs; The welfare of pigs and minipigs.

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