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List of contents
Part I. Ethical Issues Chapter 1 The Case Against Invasive Research with Animals Chapter 2 Ethics and Research Animals - Theory and Practice Part II. Legal and Regulatory Issues Chapter 3 Laws, Regulations, and Policies Pertaining to the Welfare of Laboratory Animals Chapter 4 Institutional Animal Committees: Theory and Practice Part III. Methodological Considerations Chapter 5 Choosing the Animal: Reasons, Excuses, and Welfare Chapter 6 Basic Principles of Experimental Design Part IV. Alternatives to the Use of Live Animals Chapter 7 Alternative to Animals: Philosophy, History, and Practice Part V. Animal Care and Husbandry Chapter 8 Environmental Variables and Animal Needs Chapter 9 Prevention and Control of Animal Disease Chapter 10 The Need for Responsive Environments Part VI. Stress, Pain, and Suffering Chapter 11 Stress and Cognition in Laboratory Animals Chapter 12 The Nature of Pain in Animals Chapter 13 Clinical Assessment of Pain in Laboratory Animals Chapter 14 An Analysis of Suffering Chapter 15 Preventing Suffering in Laboratory Animals Chapter 16 Boredom and Laboratory Animal Welfare Part VII. Anesthesia and Analgesia Chapter 17 Anesthesia for Laboratory Animals: Practical Considerations and Techniques Chapter 18 Laboratory Animal Analgesia Part VIII. Manipulative Techniques Chapter 19 Handling, Restraint, and Common Sampling and Administration Techniques in Laboratory Species
About the author
Bernard E. Rollin, Ph.D., is Professor of Philosophy in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Professor of Physiology and Biophysics in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and Director of Bioethical Planning at Colorado State University,
Summary
The Experimental Animal in Biomedical Research provides a concise, useful survey of knowledge regarding laboratory animal care
