Laboratory Animal Welfare

Klappentext 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1.History, Philosophies, and Concepts of Animal Welfare 2.Ethics and Animal Welfare 3.Regulations, Policies, and Guidelines Impacting Laboratory Animal Welfare 4.Animal Welfare Assessment Considerations 5.Contemporary Issues in Laboratory Animal Welfare 6.Laboratory Animal Welfare: International Issues 7.Animal Environments and Their Impact on Laboratory Animal Welfare 8.Experimental Design: Reduction and Refinement in Studies Using Animals 9.Animal Welfare Considerations in Biomedical Research and Testing 10.Preservation of Animal Welfare during Unforeseen Events 11.Euthanasia and Laboratory Animal Welfare 12.Rodent and Rabbit Welfare in the Research Environment 13.Nonhuman Primate Welfare in the Research Environment 14.Dog and Cat Welfare in a Research Environment 15.Agricultural Animal Welfare 16.Birds as Laboratory Animals 17.Welfare of Laboratory Fishes

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Kathryn (EDT)/ Turner Bayne
• Mitarbeit: Kathryn Bayne (Herausgeber), Bayne Kathryn (Herausgeber), Patricia V Turner (Herausgeber), Patricia V. Turner (Herausgeber), Turner Patricia V. (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Academic Press London
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.08.2013
• EAN: 9780123851031
• ISBN: 978-0-12-385103-1
• Seiten: 608
• Serien: Academic Press; American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine; American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine; American College of Laboratory
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Naturwissenschaften allgemein; MEDICAL / Veterinary Medicine / General, Veterinary medicine: laboratory animals