Laboratory Animal Medicine

Prof. James G. Fox obtained his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, and, as an NIH postdoctoral fellow, received a Master of Science in Medical Microbiology at Stanford University. Dr. Fox is an adjunct professor at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine. He is a diplomate and a past president of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine, as well as a past president of the Massachusetts Society for Medical Research and the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges. Additionally, he has served as past chairman of the AAALAC Council and the NCCR/NIH Comparative Medicine Study Section. He is also an elected fellow of the Infectious Disease Society of America and the American Gastroenterological Association. He was recruited to MIT and created the Division of Comparative Medicine, which he directed from 1974 until 2021. As a faculty member in the MIT Department of Biological Engineering, Professor Fox received numerous scientific awards and was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2004. Dr. Fox has been the principal investigator of an NIH postdoctoral training grant for veterinarians for 30 years and has trained 90 veterinarians for careers in biomedical research. The NIH has continuously funded him to study infectious diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, where he has studied the gastrointestinal microbiome and how it interfaces with and influences the host’s immune response to gastrointestinal pathogens, particularly oncogenic Helicobacter species. He has authored over 600 papers, 84 chapters, holds 4 patents and has authored or edited 18 comparative medicine texts.Dr. Pritchett-Corning is Attending Veterinarian and Director of the Office of Animal Resources at the Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences and an Affiliate Assistant Professor in the Department of Comparative Medicine at the University of Washington. She has more than 30 years of experience in laboratory animal science and medicine, with a focus on rodents and animal-based husbandry research. Dr. Pritchett-Corning received her BS and her DVM from Washington State University and completed her post-doctoral training in laboratory animal medicine at the University of Washington. She has authored more than 80 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. She is the Chair of the Laboratory Animal Working Group of the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia and the AVMA Panel on Depopulation, as well as a member of the FELASA Working Group on Health Monitoring, and the joint AALAS/FELASA Working Group on Health Monitoring of Rodents for Animal Transfer. Dr. Pritchett-Corning has held positions at the University of Washington, the Jackson Laboratory, and Charles River.

"...for laboratory animal medicine trainees preparing for the board certification examination or practicing laboratory animal veterinarians, this book is an indispensable reference that is well worth the price." --Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Laboratory Animal Medicine, Third Edition"...this new edition has maintained the level of quality and quantity one has come to expect from the ACLAM publication series. In its absence, an animal research library should be considered incomplete." --Laboratory Animal Practitioner, 2003"This book offers students of veterinary medicine with practicing or interested scientists in biology and medicine with clearly written and scientifically valid information on the animals used in biomedical research. While the well chosen photographs and illustrations are important and necessary compliments to the text information, the detailed 60-page index allows 'point-source' location of specific details...well organized, well written, and well published, this volume offers much to many who will be seeking its facts and figures." --Vet Human Toxicol, 2003"This book is written in a clear, readable style that is informative on each topic without significant changes in style among the 32 chapters...a valuable reference for those who need this type of laboratory animal information." --Veterinary Pathology, 2003

• 1. Lab Animal Medicine: Historical Perspectives2. Laws, Regulations, and Policies Affecting the Use of Laboratory Animals3. Biology and Diseases of Mice4. Biology and Diseases of Rats5. Biology and Diseases of Hamsters6. Biology and Diseases of Guinea Pigs7. Biology and Diseases of Other Rodents8. Biology and Diseases of Woodchucks9. Biology and Diseases of Chinchillas10. Biology and Diseases of Rabbits11. Microbiological Quality Control for Laboratory Rodents and Lagomorphs12. Biology and Diseases of Dogs13. Biology and Diseases of Cats14. Biology and Diseases of Ferrets15. Biology and Diseases of Ruminants: Sheep, Goats, and Cattle16. Biology and Diseases of Swine17. Biology and Diseases of Nonhuman Primates 18. Biology and Diseases of Amphibians19. Biology and Diseases of Reptiles20. Biology and Management of the Zebrafish21. Biology and Management of Laboratory Fishes22. Quails in Biomedical Research23. Zebra Finches in Biomedical Research24. Preanesthesia, Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Euthanasia25. Techniques of Experimentation26. Gnotobiotics27. Working Safely with Experimental Animals Exposed to Biohazards28. Selected Zoonoses29. Xenozoonoses: The Risk of Infection after Xenotransplantation30. Occupational Health of Laboratory Animal Personnel31. Genetic Monitoring of Laboratory Mice and Rats 32. Genetically Modified Animals33. Factors That Can Influence Animal Research34. Animal Models in Biomedical Research35. Research in Laboratory Animals and Comparative Medicine36. Design and Management of Animal Facilities37. Program and Employee Management38. Laboratory Animal Behavior39. Laboratory Animal Welfare