Laboratory Animal Welfare

"...provides a very organized and detailed review of laboratory animal welfare and associated topics, regulations, and guidelines...would serve as a valuable resource for any laboratory animal veterinarian and for those preparing for specialty board examinations..." --The Quarterly Review of Biology"One just has to read the preface of Laboratory Animal Welfare to understand the importance of the book as a comprehensive reference tool regarding historical, current, and future issues concerning laboratory animal welfare…Insight into contemporary issues, both in the U.S. and abroad, is provided and discussed." --Laboratory Animal Practitioner, March 2014"This volume is a pivotal and authoritative resource…provides a comprehensive, up-to-date look into the science of animal welfare within research settings…the gold standard of publications and training for veterinarians and those working with laboratory animals." --Anticancer Research, 34, 2014

• 1.History, Philosophies, and Concepts of Animal Welfare2.Ethics and Animal Welfare3.Regulations, Policies, and Guidelines Impacting Laboratory Animal Welfare4.Animal Welfare Assessment Considerations5.Contemporary Issues in Laboratory Animal Welfare6.Laboratory Animal Welfare: International Issues7.Animal Environments and Their Impact on Laboratory Animal Welfare8.Experimental Design: Reduction and Refinement in Studies Using Animals9.Animal Welfare Considerations in Biomedical Research and Testing10.Preservation of Animal Welfare during Unforeseen Events11.Euthanasia and Laboratory Animal Welfare12.Rodent and Rabbit Welfare in the Research Environment13.Nonhuman Primate Welfare in the Research Environment14.Dog and Cat Welfare in a Research Environment15.Agricultural Animal Welfare16.Birds as Laboratory Animals17.Welfare of Laboratory Fishes