Introduction to Laboratory Animal Science and Technology
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1988
- Latest edition
- Author: J. K. Inglis
- Language: English
Introduction to Laboratory Animal Science and Technology focuses on care and welfare of animals normally encountered in the laboratory situation. This book is divided into six… Read more
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Introduction to Laboratory Animal Science and Technology focuses on care and welfare of animals normally encountered in the laboratory situation. This book is divided into six units, which are preceded by a discussion on laboratory animals, including mammals and non-mammals. This discussion is followed by the topics on animal accommodation, care routines, health, and hygiene. How to feed laboratory animals is then explained, and their reproduction, breeding, and heredity are examined. The last unit focuses on legal requirements and medical procedures, such as anesthesia and euthanasia. This text will be of significance to scientists, veterinarians, biologists, and other specialists working with laboratory animals.
Pre-Study Unit
0.1. Introduction to Laboratory Animals
0.2. Introduction to Laboratory Mammals
0.3. Introduction to Laboratory Non-Mammals
Unit 1: Animal Accommodation
1.1. Animal Houses
1.2. Animal House Rooms
1.3. Animal Cages
1.4. Animal Pens
1.5. Aquaria
1.6. Terraria (Vivaria)
1.7. Project Program (Construction Materials)
Unit 2: Animal Care Routines
2.1. "Conventional" Animal House Duties
2.2. "Barrier Maintained" Animal House
2.3. "Experimental" Animal House Duties
2.4. Work Allocation
2.5. Time Allocation
2.6. Record Keeping
2.7. Routine Work with Non-Mammal Species
2.8. Identification Methods for Individual Animals
2.9. Transporting Animals
2.10. Hazards in the Animal House
2.11. Practical Program (Bedding, Instruments)
Unit 3: Animal Health and Hygiene
3.1. Parasites and Pests
3.2. Eradication and Control of Pests
3.3. Cleaning and Sterilizing
3.4. Animal Diseases
3.5. Signs of Ill Health
3.6. Zoonoses
3.7. Animal Body Defenses
3.8. Specific Pathogen-Free Animals
3.9. Gnotobiotics
3.10. Categories of Laboratory Reared Mammals
3.11. Practical Program (Aseptic Techniques)
Unit 4: Diets, Feeding, and Drinking
4.1. Nutritional Requirements
4.2. Diets
4.3. The Value of Nutrients
4.4. Water and Drinking Equipment
4.5. Feeding Equipment
4.6. Fish Foods and Feeding
4.7. Practical Program (Food Testing, Digestive, and Excretory Systems and the Use of the Metabolic Cage)
Unit 5: Reproduction, Breeding, and Heredity
5.1. Anatomy of the Mammal Reproductive Organs
5.2. Physiology of Mammal Reproduction
5.3. Mating
5.4. Breeding and the Environment
5.5. Pregnancy and Pseudopregnancy
5.6. Parturition
5.7. Lactation and Weaning
5.8. Breeding Programs
5.9. Basic Animal Genetics
5.10. Rearing Non-Mammals in the Laboratory
5.11. Practical Program (Handling and Sexing Mammals)
Unit 6: Legal Requirements, Anesthesia, Laboratory Procedures and Euthanasia
6.1. The "Cruelty to Animals Act", 1876 (UK)
6.2. The "Animal Welfare Act", 1970 (USA)
6.3. Anesthesia
6.4. Dosing, Injection, and Collection Procedures
6.5. Euthanasia
6.6. Practical Program (Techniques of Anesthesia and Euthanasia)
7: Data Capsules
7.1. Animal Data
7.2. Outline Classification of the Animal Kingdom
7.3. Numerical Data
7.4. Chemical Data
7.5. Safety Data
8: Self-Testing Exercises
9: Bibliography
10: Contact Addresses
11: Glossary and Index
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: January 1, 1988
- Language: English
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J. K. Inglis
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College of Further Education, Oxford, UK