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This third edition of the bestseller Handbook of Laboratory Animal Management & Welfare has been fully revised and updated making it an essential handbook for all those working with animals under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act, 1986. Designed to be a practical reference book, it covers every area of animal care and aims to improve animal welfare through best practice and refinement of techniques. It covers principles applicable to all species, including training of licensees, the regulatory framework, euthanasia, management of pain and stress, anaesthesia and surgery, and also includes specific sections on biology and husbandry.
Content: Chapter 1 Education and Training for the Licence Holder (pages 3–14): Chapter 2 The Regulatory Framework (pages 15–40): Chapter 3 Health, Safety and Security (pages 41–58): Chapter 4 Pain, Stress and Humane End Points (pages 59–73): Chapter 5 Humane Methods of Killing (pages 74–84): Chapter 6 Introduction to Laboratory Animal Husbandry (pages 85–106): Chapter 7 Anaesthesia of Laboratory Animals (pages 107–137): Chapter 8 Management of Pain, Suffering, Distress and Lasting Harm (pages 138–149): Chapter 9 Conduct of Minor Procedures (pages 150–181): Chapter 10 Introduction to Surgery and Suturing (pages 182–212): Chapter 11 The Project Licence Application (pages 213–230): Chapter 12 Small Laboratory Animals (pages 233–271): Chapter 13 Genetically Modified Animals and Harmful Mutants (pages 272–280): Chapter 14 Carnivores (pages 281–303): Chapter 15 Primates (pages 304–325): Chapter 16 The Larger Domestic Species (pages 326–364): Chapter 17 Birds (pages 365–379): Chapter 18 Amphibia (pages 380–391): Chapter 19 Wild Animals (pages 392–403):
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Handbook of Laboratory Animal Management and Welfare Handbook of Laboratory Animal Management and Welfare Third edition Sarah Wolfensohn BSc, MA, VetMB, Cert LAS, CBiol, FIBiol, Dip ECLAM, MRCVS Head of Department, Veterinary Services, University of Oxford and Maggie Lloyd MA, VetMB, CertLAS, DipHE, MRCVS Home Office © 2003 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd Editorial Offices: Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford OX4 2DQ, UK Tel: +44 (0)1865 776868 Iowa State Press, a Blackwell Publishing Company, 2121 State Avenue, Ames, Iowa 50014-8300, USA Tel: +1 515 292 0140 Blackwell Publishing Asia, 550 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia Tel: +61 (0)3 8359 1011 The right of the Author to be identified as the Author of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except as permitted by the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, without the prior permission of the publisher. First published 1994 by Oxford University Press Second edition published 1998 by Blackwell Science Third edition published 2003 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wolfensohn, Sarah. Handbook of laboratory animal management and welfare/Sarah Wolfensohn, Maggie Lloyd.– 3rd ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 1-4051-1159-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Laboratory animals – Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Animal welfare – Handbooks, manuals, etc. 3. Animal experimentation – Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Lloyd, Maggie. II. Title. SF406.W64 2003 636.088′5 – dc22 2003015192 ISBN 1-4051-1159-3 A catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library Set in Times Printed and bound in the UK using acid-free paper by MPG Books Ltd, Bodmin, Cornwall For further information on Blackwell Publishing, visit our website: www.blackwel