The seminal reference on the care of laboratory and captive animals, The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory and Other Research Animals is a must-have for anyone working in this field. The UFAW Handbook has been the definitive text since 1947. Written for an international audience, it contains contributions from experts from around the world. The book focuses on best practice principles throughout, providing comprehensive coverage, with all chapters being peer reviewed by anonymous referees. As well as addressing the husbandry of laboratory animals, the content is also of great value to zoos and aquaria.
Changes for the eighth edition: - Revised and updated to reflect developments since publication of the previous edition.
- New chapters on areas of growing concern, including: the 3Rs; phenotyping; statistics and experimental design; welfare assessment; legislation; training of people caring for lab animals; and euthanasia.
- All material combined into one volume for ease of reference.
This book is published on behalf of UFAW (The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare), with whom we also publish the UFAW/Wiley-Blackwell Animal Welfare Book Series. This major series of books provides an authoritative source of information on worldwide developments, current thinking and best practice in the field of animal welfare science and technology. For details of all of the titles in the series see www.wiley.com/go/ufaw.
Contents
- 1 Introduction
Part 1 Implementing the Three Rs in research using animals.
- 2 The Three Rs
- 3 The design of animal experiments
- 4 Introduction to laboratory animal genetics
- 5 Phenotyping of genetically modified mice
- 6 Brief introduction to welfare assessment: a ‘toolbox’ of techniques
- 7 Welfare and ‘best practice’ in field studies of wildlife
- 8 Legislation and oversight of the conduct of research using animals: a global overview
- 9 Planning, design and construction of efficient animal facilities
- 10 Enrichment: animal welfare and experimental outcomes
- 11 Special housing arrangements
- 12 Refinements in in-house animal production and breeding
- 13 Transportation of laboratory animals
- 14 Nutrition, feeding and animal welfare
- 15 Attaining competence in the care of animals used in research
- 16 Positive reinforcement training for laboratory animals
- 17 Euthanasia and other fates for laboratory animals
Part 2 Species kept in the laboratory Mammals.
- 18 Wild mammals
- 19 The laboratory opossum
- 20 Tree shrews
Rodentia and Lagomorpha
- 21 The laboratory mouse
- 22 The laboratory rat
- 23 The laboratory gerbil
- 24 The Syrian hamster
- 25 The husbandry and welfare of non-traditional laboratory rodents
- 26 Voles
- 27 The guinea pig
- 28 The laboratory rabbit
Carnivora.
- 29 The ferret
- 30 The laboratory dog
- 31 The domestic cat
Ungulates.
- 32 Pigs and minipigs
- 33 Cattle
- 34 Sheep and goats
- 35 The horse
Non-Human Primates.
- 36 Marmosets and tamarins
- 37 Squirrel monkeys
- 38 Capuchin monkeys
- 39 Old World monkeys
- 40 Chimpanzees
Birds.
- 41 The domestic fowl
- 42 The Japanese quail
- 43 The zebra finch
- 44 Pigeons and doves
- 45 The European starling
Reptiles and Amphibia.
- 46 Terrestrial reptiles: lizards, snakes and tortoises
- 47 Aquatic reptiles
- 48 Amphibians, with special reference to Xenopus
Fish.
- 49 Fish
Cephalopoda.
- 50 Cephalopoda
Index.
About the Authors
- Robert Hubrecht BSc PhD CBiol FIBiol is Deputy Scientific Director of the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW).
- James Kirkwood BVSc PhD CBiol FIBiol MRCVS is Chief Executive and Scientific Director of UFAW.
- UFAW is an internationally recognised, independent, scientific and educational animal welfare charity concerned with improving knowledge and understanding of animals’ needs in order to promote high standards of welfare for farm, companion, laboratory, captive wild animals and those with which we interact in the wild.
Book Details
- Hardcover: 848 pages
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 8 edition (April 27, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1405175230
- ISBN-13: 978-1405175234
- Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 1.6 x 11.2 inches
List Price: $356.99