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Record Nr.

UNINA9910695729003321

Autore

Crawford Richard L

Titolo

Information resources on the care and welfare of rodents [[electronic resource] /] / compiled by: Richard L. Crawford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Beltsville, Md. : , : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, National Agricultural Library, Animal Welfare Information Center, , [2006]

Descrizione fisica

1 electronic text : digital, HTML file

Collana

AWIC resource series ; ; no. 37

Soggetti

Rodents as laboratory animals

Animal welfare

Bibliographies.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from caption (viewed on Jan. 9, 2007).

"December 2006."

"Published in cooperation with the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine."

"Updates Housing, husbandry, and welfare of rodents, 1997."

Sommario/riassunto

This rodent publication was developed to help researchers provide better conditions for their animals and their research, and to assist in complying with the requirements of the Animal Welfare Act. It consists of over 1300 records from 6 different databases and is divided into ten different groups as follows: Alternatives, Teaching/ Bedding, Caging, Housing, Facilities/ Blood, Bleeding, Biology/ Feed, Nutrition, Guidelines/ Gavage/ General/ Husbandry, Care, Handling, Enrichment/ Noise, Lighting, Temperature, Humidity/ Occupational Considerations/ Welfare, Wellbeing, Fasting, Behavior.