This new edition of Donald Holmes's successful Clinical Laboratory Animal Medicine provides updated and expanded basic information on unique anatomic and physiologic characteristics, care and maintenance, common diseases, and recommended treatments for rodents, rabbits, ferrets, and nonhuman primates. Whether you are a practicing veterinarian, veterinary technician, veterinary student, research scientist, or just interested in learning about smaller animals and nonhuman primates, the information and techniques provided can increase your confidence in working safely and humanely with laboratory animals. What's new in this second edition? Chapters on serologic testing and quality control and on regulations and policies governing the care and use of laboratory animals; a chapter on chinchillas; an expanded formulary in a quick-reference table format; line drawings of restraint and other techniques; and an appendix of organizations in laboratory medicine.
GENERAL REFERENCES Practical Guide to Laboratory Animals, by C. S. F. Williams (1976, Mosby-Year Book, Inc., 11830 Westline Industrial Drive, ... In Saunders Manual of Small Animal Practice, 8. ... Biology and diseases of other rodents.
Laboratory Animal Science
The book is organized by species, with new inclusions of chinchillas, birds, and program and employee management, and is written and edited by known experts in the fields.
This combination text and lab manual provides clinically relevant coverage of laboratory animal medicine and procedures. It covers a variety of species, including rats, mice, guinea pigs, hamsters, rabbits, gerbils,...
New Chapters in the Third Edition Include: The Laboratory Zebrafish and Other Fishes Evaluation of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Function and Injury Evaluation of Skeletal Muscle Function and Injury Evaluation of Bone Function and Injury ...
S * New to this edition - Section IV now includes chapters on ferrets, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates. *
Additional highlights of this edition include introductory chapters on modern diagnostic techniques and parasite biology, and a new appendix features a complete drug formulary.
All chapters were written by scientific and veterinary experts. This book condenses information from many sources on topics related to the care and use of rats in research. It is the premier source of information on the laboratory rat.
The book concludes with a discussion of the development of novel biomarkers and use of statistical analyses.
This book comprehensively reviews the anatomy, physiology, genetics and pathology of laboratory animals as well as the principles and practices of using laboratory animals for biomedical research.It covers the design of buildings used for ...