Laboratory animal welfare [electronic resource] / edited by Kathryn Bayne, Patricia V. Turner.
Laboratory Animal Welfare provides a comprehensive, up-to-date look into the new science of animal welfare within laboratory research. Animals specifically considered include rodents, cats and dogs, nonhuman primates, agricultural animals, avian animals and aquatic animals. The book examines the imp...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; Waltham, MA :
Academic Press,
©2014.
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| Series: | American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine series.
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| Summary: | Laboratory Animal Welfare provides a comprehensive, up-to-date look into the new science of animal welfare within laboratory research. Animals specifically considered include rodents, cats and dogs, nonhuman primates, agricultural animals, avian animals and aquatic animals. The book examines the impact of experiment design and environment on animal welfare, as well as emergency situations and euthanasia practices. Readers will benefit from a review of regulations and policy guidelines concerning lab animal use, as well as information on assessing animal welfare. With discussions of the history and ethics of animals in research, and a debate on contemporary and international issues, this book is a go-to resource for laboratory animal welfare. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 310 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780123851048 0123851041 1299841104 9781299841109 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |