(Ebook) Handbook of Laboratory Animal Management and Welfare, Third Edition by Sarah Wolfensohn, Maggie Lloyd ISBN 9780470751077, 9781405111591, 047075107X, 1405111593

(Ebook) Handbook of Laboratory Animal Management and Welfare, Third Edition by Sarah Wolfensohn, Maggie Lloyd ISBN 9780470751077, 9781405111591, 047075107X, 1405111593

This third edition of the bestseller Handbook of Laboratory Animal Management & Welfare has been fully revised and updated making it an essential handbook for all those working with animals under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act, 1986. Designed to be a practical reference book, it covers every area of animal care and aims to improve animal welfare through best practice and refinement of techniques. It covers principles applicable to all species, including training of licensees, the regulatory framework, euthanasia, management of pain and stress, anaesthesia and surgery, and also includes specific sections on biology and husbandry. Content: Chapter 1 Education and Training for the Licence Holder (pages 3–14): Chapter 2 The Regulatory Framework (pages 15–40): Chapter 3 Health, Safety and Security (pages 41–58): Chapter 4 Pain, Stress and Humane End Points (pages 59–73): Chapter 5 Humane Methods of Killing (pages 74–84): Chapter 6 Introduction to Laboratory Animal Husbandry (pages 85–106): Chapter 7 Anaesthesia of Laboratory Animals (pages 107–137): Chapter 8 Management of Pain, Suffering, Distress and Lasting Harm (pages 138–149): Chapter 9 Conduct of Minor Procedures (pages 150–181): Chapter 10 Introduction to Surgery and Suturing (pages 182–212): Chapter 11 The Project Licence Application (pages 213–230): Chapter 12 Small Laboratory Animals (pages 233–271): Chapter 13 Genetically Modified Animals and Harmful Mutants (pages 272–280): Chapter 14 Carnivores (pages 281–303): Chapter 15 Primates (pages 304–325): Chapter 16 The Larger Domestic Species (pages 326–364): Chapter 17 Birds (pages 365–379): Chapter 18 Amphibia (pages 380–391): Chapter 19 Wild Animals (pages 392–403):