Dogs : laboratory animal management / Committee on Dogs, Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council
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
Summary
Examines the controversies over proper cage sizes and interpretation of federal requirements for exercise and offers recommendations for researchers. This book includes guidelines on how to recognize and alleviate pain and distress in research dogs and on the sensitive topic of euthanasia. It is useful for researchers and research administrators
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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